The Neuqua Valley Wildcats will square off against the Joliet Central Steelmen at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Neuqua Valley lost to Waubonsie Valley on the road by a 53-37 margin. 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 110th, while the Warriors are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Joliet Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss. They fell 55-42 to Plainfield Central.
Joliet Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-22. As for Neuqua Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 16-11.
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