Illinois High School Basketball - Rock Island edges Sterling
January 24, 2024: Rock Island, IL 61201 The Rock Island Rocks (Rock Island, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Sterling Golden Warriors (Sterling, IL), 64-59 in Wednesday's league test.
The Rocks (17-6) will now prepare for their test against Moline (Moline, IL). The Maroons go into the Western Big 6 test with a 19-2 record. In their last test, Moline got by Alleman (Rock Island, IL), 60-24, in a league test.
The Golden Warriors now own a 16-5 record. They play next when they host Quincy for a Western Big 6 test on Friday, January 26. Sterling will encounter a Blue Devils squad coming off a 77-35 league win over Galesburg (Galesburg, IL). The Blue Devils record now stands at 20-1.