On Saturday, the Libertyville Wildcats were able to grind out a solid victory over the Wheaton North Falcons, taking the game 59-47. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Falcons are ranked 272nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Libertyville's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-10. As for Wheaton North, they dropped their record down to 9-12 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Libertyville has already played their next matchup (against Waukegan), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Wheaton North and Wheaton-Warrenville South will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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