The Verona Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Wheaton Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 18 consecutive losses for Verona and 12 for Wheaton.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 76-44, which was the final score in Verona's tilt against New Covenant Academy on Friday.
Fans were treated to a Battle of the Bulldogs on Tuesday. Wheaton was outmatched by Blue Eye and fell 65-27. While losing is never fun, Wheaton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 595th, while Blue Eye is ranked 229th).
Wheaton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-21. As for Verona, their loss dropped their record down to 1-20.
Verona didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Wheaton in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 57-51 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Verona since the team 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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