The Wheeling Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Elk Grove Grenadiers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wheeling has given up an average of 51.5 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Wheeling is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. They took a blow against Prospect, falling 70-19. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 401st, while the Knights are ranked 67th).
Meanwhile, Elk Grove played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 54-14 loss at the hands of Hersey. The Grenadiers have struggled against the Huskies recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Elk Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Wheeling, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-5.
Wheeling took a serious blow against Elk Grove when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 43-6. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Wildcats were down 29-0.
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