Illinois High School Basketball - Sycamore can't hold off Ottawa
January 20, 2023: Ottawa, IL 61350 The Ottawa Pirates basketball team scored 46 points and held the visiting Sycamore Spartans to 45 in the Pirates league triumph on Friday.
The Pirates now sport a 11-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Princeton for a non-league contest on Saturday, January 21. Ottawa will meet a Tigers team coming off a 81-46 league win over St. Bede (Peru, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 21-0.
With the defeat, Sycamore moves to 8-14 on the year. The Spartans host Dixon (Dixon, IL) to meet the Dukes & Duchesses in a non-league match on Monday, January 23. The Dukes & Duchesses enter the match with a record of 14-8. Dixon lost 61-58 in their recent league match against Lutheran (Rockford, IL)