Wildcats
| 01/13/25 @ Streator | 50-32 |
| 01/11/25 vs Grant Park | 43-18 |
| 01/09/25 vs Peotone | 42-24 |
| 12/19/24 vs Lisle | 37-31 |
| 12/18/24 vs Peotone | 41-30 |
Wilmington waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They strolled past the Streator Bulldogs with points to spare, taking the game 50-32. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 658th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wilmington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Skylar Rossow, who went 6 of 11 en route to 14 points along with five assists and four blocks. Those five assists gave Rossow a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sami Liaromatis, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards.
When it comes to explaining why Streator lost, don't look at Ava Gwaltney. Despite the final result, she went 8 for 20 on her way to 24 points and six steals. Gwaltney is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played.
Wilmington is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Streator, they dropped their record down to 1-19 with the loss, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Wilmington has already played their next game, a 44-31 win against Beecher on the 14th. Streator has also already played their next matchup (against Herscher), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
