Illinois High School Basketball - Rock Island thwarted by Bloomington
December 14, 2013: Bloomington, IL 61701 The Rock Island Rocks basketball team (Rock Island, IL), was toppled 79-61 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL)
The Purple Raiders now possess a 5-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Danville for a Big Twelve battle on Friday, December 20. Bloomington will confront a Vikings team coming off a 73-66 league win over Urbana (Urbana, IL). The Vikings record now stands at 2-5.
The Rocks (5-2) will now prepare for their battle against United Township (East Moline, IL). The Panthers come into the Western Big 6 battle with a 1-7 record. In their last battle, United Township beat Davenport Central (Davenport, IA), 73-66, in a non-league battle.
