Illinois High School Basketball - Arcola trounces Decatur Lutheran
December 17, 2018: Decatur, IL 62526 The Arcola Purple Riders (Arcola, IL) basketball crushed the host Decatur Lutheran Lions (Decatur, IL), 52-16 in Monday's league test.
The Purple Riders (5-5) will now prepare for their test against Salt Fork (Sidell, IL). The Storm go into the non-league test with a 7-5 record. In their last test, Salt Fork walloped Milford (Milford, IL), 51-31, in a league test.
The Lions now own a 0-8 record. They play next when they travel to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond for a Little Okaw Valley test on Monday, January 7. Decatur Lutheran will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 64-45 league win over Argenta-Oreana (Argenta, IL). The Knights record now stands at 7-7.