Illinois High School Basketball - Southwestern overwhelmed by Hillsboro
December 30, 2011: Hillsboro, IL 62049 The Southwestern Piasa Birds basketball team (Piasa, IL), was overwhelmed 53-25 in Friday's league battle with the host Hillsboro Hilltoppers (Hillsboro, IL)
The Hilltoppers now possess a 11-5 record. They play next when they travel to East Alton-Wood River for a South Central - West battle on Monday, January 2. Hillsboro will battle a Oilers team coming off a 49-30 non-league loss to Windsor (Imperial, MO). The Oilers record now stands at 1-11.
The Piasa Birds (5-10) will now prepare for their battle against Litchfield (Litchfield, IL). The Purple Panthers come into the South Central - East battle with a 12-2 record. In their last battle, Litchfield triumphed over Bunker Hill (Bunker Hill, IL), 52-41, in a non-league battle.