Wheeling was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 67-48 bruising from the Schaumburg Saxons. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 443rd, while the Saxons are ranked 137th).
Wheeling's record is now 1-7. As for Schaumburg, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wheeling will be home for the holidays to greet North Chicago at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Schaumburg, they and Prospect will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played.
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