The Conant Cougars will take on the Wheeling Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Conant will be strutting in after a win while Wheeling will be coming in after a loss.
Conant took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They won by a goal and slipped past Buffalo Grove 2-1. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Krystian Niziolek was the driving force of Conant's attack as he scored both of Conant's goals, bringing his season total up to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Wheeling entered their contest against Palatine on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wheeling fell 4-2 to Palatine. The loss was the Wildcats' first of the season.
Conant's win bumped their record up to 2-4-1. As for Wheeling, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1-1.
Conant came out on top in a nail-biter against Wheeling in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Conant repeat their success, or does Wheeling have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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