Wheeling is 0-10 against Rolling Meadows since February of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Wheeling Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Rolling Meadows Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
Wheeling is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Prospect on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wheeling took a blow against Prospect, falling 74-18. 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 550th, while the Knights are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Rolling Meadows posted their biggest victory since November 29, 2024 on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Larkin 67-30. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their 19-point performance the game before.
Rolling Meadows' win bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Wheeling, their loss dropped their record down to 2-17.
Wheeling suffered a grim 48-27 defeat to Rolling Meadows when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Wheeling avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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