The Neuqua Valley Wildcats will head out to take on the DeKalb Barbs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neuqua Valley is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Neuqua Valley ended up a good deal behind Waubonsie Valley and lost 64-50. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Warriors are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, DeKalb hadn't done well against Naperville Central recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. DeKalb came out on top against Naperville Central by a score of 47-40. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Barbs.
Neuqua Valley's loss dropped their record down to 9-19. As for DeKalb, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Neuqua Valley came up short against DeKalb in their previous meeting back in January, falling 39-29. Can Neuqua Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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