Having just played yesterday, the Wheeling Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Leyden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wheeling is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Wheeling saw some tournament action on Monday. They lost to Highland Park on the road by a 53-35 margin. 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 547th, while the Giants are ranked 184th).
Leyden has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They had to suffer through a 62-32 loss at the hands of Lincoln.
Wheeling's defeat dropped their record down to 2-21. As for Leyden, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.
Wheeling couldn't quite finish off Leyden when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 52-49. Can Wheeling avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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