The Wilmington Wildcats will square off against the Coal City Coalers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Wilmington earned a 58-50 win over Clifton Central. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Coal City hadn't done well against Westmont recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Coal City snuck past Westmont with a 50-44 victory. Given the Coalers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Sentinels are ranked 533rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wilmington's win bumped their record up to 15-8. As for Coal City, they have also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Wilmington suffered a grim 52-29 defeat to Coal City in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Will Wilmington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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