Illinois High School Basketball - Coal City can't hold off Wilmington
January 21, 2022: Wilmington, IL 60481 The Wilmington Wildcats basketball team scored 51 points and held the visiting Coal City Coalers to 45 in the Wildcats league triumph on Friday.
The Wildcats now sport a 6-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Grant Park for a non-league contest on Saturday, January 22. Wilmington will battle a Dragons team coming off a 67-65 league loss to St. Anne (St. Anne, IL). The Dragons record now stands at 7-10.
The Coalers (3-16) will now prepare for their contest against Pontiac (Pontiac, IL). The Indians enter the non-league contest with a 9-10 record. In their last contest, Pontiac was nudged by Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL), 70-68, in a league contest.