Kaneland’s recent slide against longtime rival Sycamore continued with last week’s 55-16 loss in a Northern Illinois Big 12 East dual.

The Knights haven’t defeated the Spartans in a dual in five seasons, but the team’s intense practices won’t change in its bid to erase that trend. Or pursue any other successes.

“We weren’t very fired up against Sycamore,” Kaneland coach Monty Jahns said. “We weren’t as intense as we usually are in the mat room on Tuesday and Wednesday. We were missing a couple of guys in the lineup.