Illinois High School Basketball - Normal University edges Rochester
January 17, 2023: Normal, IL 61761 The Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Rochester Rockets (Rochester, IL), 75-70 in Tuesday's league test.
The Pioneers (14-6) will now prepare for their test against Jacksonville (Jacksonville, IL). The Crimsons go into the Central State Eight test with a 5-15 record. In their last test, Jacksonville got by Lanphier (Springfield, IL), 56-49, in a league test.
The Rockets now own a 11-10 record. They play next when they host Springfield for a Central State Eight test on Friday, January 20. Rochester will encounter a Senators squad coming off a 79-45 league loss to MacArthur (Decatur, IL). The Senators record now stands at 8-14.