The Clemente Wildcats will take on the Wells Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Clemente has struggled recently with ten losses in a row, while Wells will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Friday, Clemente took a blow against Kankakee, falling 98-45. 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 589th, while the Kays are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Wells made off with a 54-53 victory over Orr.
Wells is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Clemente, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Clemente was dealt a bruising 77-44 loss at the hands of Wells in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Clemente avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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