Illinois High School Basketball - Eastland can't hold off Richmond-Burton
January 16, 2023: Lanark, IL 61046 The Richmond-Burton Rockets basketball team scored 45 points and restricted the host Eastland Cougars to 41 in the Rockets non-league victory on Monday.
The Rockets now sport a 4-14 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Harvard for a Kishwaukee River contest on Wednesday, January 18. Richmond-Burton will battle a Hornets team coming off a 52-19 non-league loss to Forreston (Forreston, IL). The Hornets record now stands at 3-16.
The Cougars (6-9) will now prepare for their contest against Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton, IL). The Raiders come into the Northwest Upstate Illini - South contest with a 11-7 record. In their last contest, Ashton-Franklin Center edged Amboy (Amboy, IL), 63-47, in a league contest.
