Illinois High School Basketball - Roanoke-Benson edges Putnam County
January 11, 2024: Roanoke, IL 61561 The Roanoke-Benson Rockets (Roanoke, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Putnam County Panthers (Granville, IL), 36-33 in Thursday's league test.
The Rockets (4-18) will now prepare for their test against Midland (Varna, IL). The Timberwolves go into the non-league test with a 14-6 record. In their last test, Midland got by Henry-Senachwine (Henry, IL), 51-27, in a league outing.
The Panthers now own a 15-7 record. They play next when they travel to Dwight for a non-league outing on Monday, January 15. Putnam County will clash with a Trojans squad coming off a 55-43 league loss to St. Bede (Peru, IL). The Trojans record now stands at 8-11.