Wilmington hasn't had much luck against Peotone recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Wilmington Wildcats will challenge the Peotone Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.
It was a proper cat-fight when Wilmington duked it out withLisle on Monday. Wilmington fell just short of Lisle by a score of 26-23. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Wildcats have suffered against the Lions since February 5, 2020.
The losing side was boosted by Melia Hincherick, who posted ten points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, Peotone ended up a good deal behind Reed-Custer on Monday and lost 34-15. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Comets: they've now lost three in a row.
Wilmington will need focus on slowing down Olivia Moe, one of several Peotone players who made an impact when they last played. She put up four points in addition to six rebounds and five steals.
Peotone's defeat dropped their record down to 6-20. As for Wilmington, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.
Wilmington strolled past Peotone in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 42-24. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilmington since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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