The Conant Cougars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Wheeling Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Conant didn't have quite enough to beat Lake Zurich and fell 2-1. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bears 25-21 in the first set.
Conant started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Wheeling was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Grayslake Central by a score of 2-1.
Conant has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-21 record this season. As for Wheeling, they now have a losing record at 15-16.
Conant was able to grind out a solid victory over Wheeling in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Conant since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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