Illinois High School Basketball - Lincoln edges Bloomington
January 17, 2023: Lincoln, IL 62656 The Lincoln Railsplitters (Lincoln, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL), 58-53 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Railsplitters (15-4) will now prepare for their test against Rock Island (Rock Island, IL). The Rocks go into the non-league test with a 14-6 record.
The Purple Raiders now own a 3-15 record. They play next when they travel to Danville for a Big Twelve test on Friday, January 20. Bloomington will encounter a Vikings squad coming off a 69-48 non-league loss to Teutopolis (Teutopolis, IL). The Vikings record now stands at 7-10.