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The Knoxville (IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Mercer County (Aledo, IL) by a score of 58-44.

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Knoxville201317858
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Illinois High School Basketball - Mercer County thwarted by Knoxville

January 18, 2022: Knoxville, IL 61448

The Mercer County Golden Eagles basketball team (Aledo, IL), was toppled 58-44 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Knoxville Blue Bullets (Knoxville, IL)

The Blue Bullets now possess a 16-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Annawan for a Lincoln Trail outing on Friday, January 21. Knoxville will clash with a Braves squad coming off a 57-56 league loss to Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull, IL). The Braves record now stands at 4-14.

The Golden Eagles now own a 7-10 record. They play next when they host Wethersfield for a Lincoln Trail outing on Friday, January 21. Mercer County will clash with a Flying Geese squad coming off a 46-44 league loss to Williamsfield (Williamsfield, IL). The Flying Geese record now stands at 3-13.

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    Rankings & Records

    Mercer County (21-22)

    ILClass
    37194
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    19-1310-26-29-54-6.594.8331,7791,586

    Knoxville (21-22)

    ILClass
    20943
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    27-611-09-111-07-5.8181.0001,8161,390

    Team Scoring Averages

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    Mercer County
    16.011.616.214.955.6
    Knoxville
    16.312.415.410.855.0

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    Head-to-Head

    • Knoxville won on 1/18/2022
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      Mercer County18128644
      Knoxville201317858

      The Mercer County (Aledo, IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Knoxville (IL) by a score of 58-44.

    • Knoxville won on 2/1/2022
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      Mercer County14021035
      Knoxville23029052

      The Mercer County (Aledo, IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's neutral tournament game against Knoxville (IL) by a score of 52-35.

    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Mercer County15-3Knoxville16-2
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    11/23/21SherrardMercer County(W) 63-3512/3/21SherrardKnoxville(W) 48-27
    11/26/21Mercer CountyOrion(W) 46-3412/22/21KnoxvilleOrion(W) 48-34
    11/27/21Mercer CountyMonmouth-Roseville(W) 46-4312/10/21Monmouth-RosevilleKnoxville(L) 62-58
    11/30/21Monmouth-RosevilleMercer County(L) 55-532/23/22Monmouth-RosevilleKnoxville(W) 44-39
    12/10/21WilliamsfieldMercer County(W) 87-762/8/22KnoxvilleWilliamsfield(W) 61-50
    1/29/22Mercer CountyWilliamsfield(W) 65-37
    1/4/22Monmouth UnitedMercer County(W) 66-581/7/22KnoxvilleMonmouth United(W) 67-63
    2/5/22Monmouth UnitedMercer County(W) 70-55
    1/7/22Mercer CountyStark County(L) 43-321/11/22Stark CountyKnoxville(W) 63-33
    1/29/22Stark CountyKnoxville(W) 56-22
    1/17/22Mercer CountyAbingdon/Avon(W) 59-402/5/22KnoxvilleAbingdon/Avon(W) 63-53
    2/15/22Abingdon/AvonKnoxville(W) 64-42
    1/21/22WethersfieldMercer County(W) 63-281/25/22KnoxvilleWethersfield(W) 58-38
    1/25/22Mercer CountyBiggsville West Central(W) 63-271/4/22Biggsville West CentralKnoxville(W) 45-29
    1/27/22Biggsville West CentralMercer County(W) 61-35
    2/8/22Mercer CountyRidgewood [AlWood/Cambridge](W) 71-632/11/22Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]Knoxville(W) 67-45
    2/11/22Mercer CountyPrinceville(W) 54-351/14/22KnoxvillePrinceville(W) 45-28
    2/15/22Mercer CountyGalva(W) 75-471/27/22GalvaKnoxville(W) 64-38
    2/18/22KnoxvilleGalva(W) 72-17
    2/18/22Mercer CountyAnnawan(W) 77-561/21/22AnnawanKnoxville(W) 62-38
    2/23/22Mercer CountyFarmington(L) 54-472/25/22FarmingtonKnoxville(L) 54-44

    Record Breakdown

    Mercer County (21-22)

    Knoxville (21-22)

    19-13
    Overall
    27-6
    13-2
    League
    12-0
    1-5
    Non-League
    7-3
    0-2
    Head to Head
    2-0
    15-3
    Common Opponent
    16-2
    6-2
    Home
    9-1
    9-5
    Away
    11-0
    4-6
    Neutral
    7-5
    0-1
    Playoff
    1-1
    19-13
    In-State
    27-6
    0-0
    Out-of-State
    0-0