Elmwood Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against the West Chicago Wildcats, falling 58-25. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 569th, while the Wildcats are ranked 232nd).
Elmwood Park's defeat dropped their record down to 3-19. As for West Chicago, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elmwood Park will venture away from home to challenge Walther Christian Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for West Chicago, they will head out to take on Fenton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Chicago has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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