Illinois High School Basketball - Ottawa sneaks past Morris
January 18, 2025: Ottawa, IL 61350 The Ottawa Pirates (Ottawa, IL) basketball edged the visiting Morris Redskins (Morris, IL), 55-48 in Saturday's league bout.
The Pirates now possess a 15-6 record. They play next when they host Princeton for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 21. Ottawa will play a Tigers team coming off a 60-35 non-league loss to Alleman (Rock Island, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 11-7.
With the loss, Morris falls to 17-3 on the campaign. The Redskins host LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle, IL) to clash with the Cavaliers in a Interstate 8 outing on Friday, January 24. The Cavaliers enter the outing with a record of 9-11. LaSalle-Peru lost 49-48 in their recent league outing against Sycamore (Sycamore, IL)