Illinois High School Basketball - Galena thwarts Belvidere
January 15, 2024: Belvidere, IL 61008 The Galena Pirates (Galena, IL) basketball knocked off the host Belvidere Bucs (Belvidere, IL), 71-52 in Monday's non-league test.
The Pirates (12-7) will now prepare for their test against Warren (Warren, IL). The Warriors go into the Northwest Upstate Illini - West test with a 6-8 record. In their last test, Warren went down by Shullsburg (Shullsburg, WI), 63-47, in a non-league test.
The Bucs now own a 2-16 record. They play next when they host Genoa-Kingston for a non-league test on Wednesday, January 17. Belvidere will encounter a Cogs squad coming off a 73-48 league loss to Byron (Byron, IL). The Cogs record now stands at 8-11.