The Leyden Eagles and the Wheeling Wildcats will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Leyden is headed into Tuesday's game hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were dealt a 62-32 loss at the hands of Lincoln on Monday.
Meanwhile, Wheeling was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 53-35 bruising from Highland Park. 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).
Wheeling's loss dropped their record down to 2-21. As for Leyden, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Leyden came out on top in a nail-biter against Wheeling in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, sneaking past 52-49. Will Leyden repeat their success, or does Wheeling have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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