The Wilmington Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the Coal City Coalers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Wilmington will be strutting in after a victory while Coal City will be coming in after a defeat.
It was a proper cat-fight when Wilmington took on Herscher on Friday. Wilmington had just enough and edged Herscher out 37-35. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wilmington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brysen Meents, who posted 11 points and six rebounds. Ryan Nelson was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 68 points the game before, Coal City was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They came up short against Streator, falling 46-26. While losing is never fun, the Coalers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 99th).
Coal City moved to 5-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Wilmington, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Wilmington came out on top in a nail-biter against Coal City when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 43-40. Will Wilmington repeat their success, or does Coal City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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