The Whitko Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Manchester Squires at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Whitko is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Whitko stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 69-41 win over Churubusco. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Whitko had established a 23 point advantage.
Whitko got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaylen Gibson out in front who scored 16 points along with six steals. It was the first time this season that Gibson scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Kyler Krull, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Meanwhile, Manchester came tearing into Friday's matchup with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 80-75 win over Maconaquah. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Whitko has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Manchester, their victory bumped their record up to 18-2.
Whitko might still be hurting after the 71-46 defeat they got from Manchester in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Whitko avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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