Illinois High School Basketball - Milledgeville overwhelms Hiawatha
January 4, 2017: Milledgeville, IL 61051 Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Milledgeville Missiles (Milledgeville, IL) and the visiting Hiawatha Hawks (Kirkland, IL), saw Milledgeville's basketball squad wallop Hiawatha by a tally of 89-36.
With the victory, Milledgeville improves its record to 7-5 on the campaign. The Missiles host Orangeville (Orangeville, IL) to confront the Broncos in a Northwest Upstate Illini - East challenge on Thursday, January 5. The Broncos come into the challenge with a record of 6-7. Orangeville lost 54-34 in their recent non-league challenge against Aquin Catholic (Freeport, IL)
Next up, the Hawks confront the Hinckley-Big Rock Royals (Hinckley, IL) in a Little Ten challenge, on Friday, January 6. Hiawatha will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record. The Royals come into the challenge with a 1-11 record after their 57-52 non-league loss to Yorkville Christian (Yorkville, IL).