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| 12/10/24 - Home | 57-38 W |
| 02/23/24 - Home | 48-31 W |
| 01/19/24 - Away | 55-46 W |
| 12/05/23 - Home | 45-29 W |
| 01/17/23 - Home | 56-59 L |
| + 5 more games |
Manteno is 8-2 against Wilmington since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Manteno Panthers duke it out with the Wilmington Wildcats at 6:45 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Wednesday, Manteno came up short against St. Joseph-Ogden and fell 61-52. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Spartans are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Wilmington scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 66-65 to Reed-Custer.
Manteno will need focus on slowing down Ryan Kettman, one of several Wilmington players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. That's the most points Kettman has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Rink, who went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points and five rebounds.
Wilmington's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Manteno, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
Manteno strolled past Wilmington in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 57-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Manteno since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
