The Whitko Wildcats will square off against the Manchester Squires at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Whitko is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Whitko stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lakeland Christian Academy 60-21 at home. Given Whitko's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while Lakeland Christian Academy is ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Whitko's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sam Essegian, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Essegian is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyler Krull, who scored 14 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Manchester has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell just short of Mississinewa by a score of 49-47.
Whitko has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Manchester, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 18-4.
Whitko didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Manchester in their previous matchup on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 56-51 victory. Will Whitko repeat their success, or does Manchester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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