Wilmington lost against Manteno back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Wilmington Wildcats fell just short of the Manteno Panthers by a score of 52-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Wildcats have suffered since February 13, 2024.
| 01/24/25 vs Manteno | 23 |
| 01/18/25 vs Westmont | 19 |
| 01/31/24 @ Herscher | 18 |
| 01/26/24 vs Clifton Central | 16 |
| 02/02/24 vs Lisle | 16 |
Despite the loss, Wilmington still got an impressive performance from Ryan Nelson, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Nelson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Rink, who posted 11 points.
Wilmington has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-8 record this season. As for Manteno, their victory bumped their record up to 13-9.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Wilmington Wildcats face off against the Herscher Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wilmington is facing Herscher at the right time seeing as Herscher is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Manteno has already played their next contest (against Reed-Custer), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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