The Wheeler Bearcats will take on the Glenn Falcons in a holiday battle at at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wheeler has three straight wins, Glenn has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Wheeler is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Lake Station Edison with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 67-51.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wheeler to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marek Barton, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards. Barton continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Caleb Mclaughlin, who went 5 of 10 en route to 17 points.
Wheeler smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Glenn ended up a good deal behind South Central on Thursday and lost 54-40.
Glenn's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Wheeler, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
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