Illinois High School Basketball - Paxton-Buckley-Loda trounced by Eureka
January 6, 2024: Paxton, IL 60957 The Eureka Hornets routed the host Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers basketball team by a final score of 65-17 in Saturday's non-league game.
In their next game, the Hornets face the LeRoy Panthers (LeRoy, IL) in a Heart Of Illinois game, on Monday, January 8. Eureka will attempt to move on its 12-5 season record. The Panthers enter the game with a 13-5 record after their 50-41 non-league loss to Olympia (Stanford, IL).
With the defeat, Paxton-Buckley-Loda moves to 1-17 on the year. The Panthers travel to Pontiac (Pontiac, IL) to encounter the Indians in a Illini Prairie test on Monday, January 8. The Indians go into the test with a record of 6-11. Pontiac lost 59-57 in their recent league test against St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL)