Illinois High School Basketball - Lemont can't hold off Shepard
February 1, 2024: Palos Heights, IL 60463 The Shepard Astros basketball team scored 52 points and held the visiting Lemont Lemont HS to 47 in the Astros league triumph on Thursday.
The Astros now sport a 15-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Oak Forest for a South Suburban - Blue contest on Tuesday, February 6. Shepard will battle a Bengals team coming off a 36-32 league loss to Bremen (Midlothian, IL). The Bengals record now stands at 7-22.
The Lemont HS (10-12) will now prepare for their contest against Westmont (Westmont, IL). The Sentinels enter the non-league contest with a 13-15 record. In their last contest, Westmont was nudged by Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside, IL), 59-43, in a league contest.