After flying high against Maine East last Friday, Wheeling came back down to earth. The Wheeling Wildcats were dealt a 47-8 defeat at the hands of the Schaumburg Saxons on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Saxons are ranked 26th).
Wheeling's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Schaumburg, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wheeling is on the road again on Wednesday to play Conant at 7:30 p.m. As for Schaumburg, they will face off against Palatine at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Schaumburg's defense has only allowed 9.3 points per game this season, so Palatine's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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