Illinois High School Basketball - Byron knocks off Mendota
January 15, 2025: Byron, IL 61010 The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Byron Tigers (Byron, IL) and the visiting Mendota Trojans (Mendota, IL), observed Byron's basketball team overcome Mendota by a margin of 67-51.
The Tigers (11-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Prince of Peace Prep (Clinton, IA). The Irish come into the non-league challenge with a 7-4 record. In their last challenge, Prince of Peace Prep defeated Central City (Central City, IA), 74-67, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Trojans battle the Kewanee Boilermakers (Kewanee, IL) in a Three Rivers - East challenge, on Friday, January 17. Mendota will attempt to better on its 13-7 season record. The Boilermakers come into the challenge with a 9-9 record after their 65-55 league loss to Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL).