Illinois High School Basketball - John Hope topples Coal City
December 26, 2016: Coal City, IL 60416 In Monday's non-league outing, the John Hope Eagles (Chicago, IL) basketball squad beat the host Coal City Coalers (Coal City, IL), by a margin of 58-47.
The Eagles (5-3) will now prepare for their outing against Burlington Central (Burlington, IL). The Rockets go into the non-league outing with a 5-0 record.
The Coalers now own a 3-7 record. They play next when they travel to Forreston for a non-league outing on Friday, December 30. Coal City will clash with a Cardinals squad coming off a 50-33 non-league loss to Dixon (Dixon, IL). The Cardinals record now stands at 5-5.