Illinois High School Basketball - Ashton-Franklin Center can't hold off River Ridge
January 21, 2023: Ashton, IL 61006 The Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders basketball team (Ashton, IL), was nudged 47-45 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting River Ridge Wildcats (Hanover, IL)
The Wildcats now sport a 12-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Galena for a Northwest Upstate Illini - West battle on Wednesday, January 25. River Ridge will battle a Pirates team coming off a 65-47 league loss to East Dubuque (East Dubuque, IL). The Pirates record now stands at 15-7.
The Raiders (11-10) will now prepare for their battle against Forreston (Forreston, IL). The Cardinals come into the Northwest Upstate Illini - South battle with a 7-15 record. In their last battle, Forreston edged Oregon (Oregon, IL), 48-46, in a non-league battle.