Illinois High School Basketball - Hillsboro edges Carlyle
January 24, 2022: Carlyle, IL 62231 The Hillsboro Hiltoppers (Hillsboro, IL) basketball nipped the host Carlyle Indians (Carlyle, IL), 55-50 in Monday's non-league test.
The Hiltoppers (14-8) will now prepare for their test against Staunton (Staunton, IL). The Bulldogs go into the South Central test with a 15-5 record. In their last test, Staunton was tipped by Southwestern (Piasa, IL), 42-36, in a league test.
The Indians now own a 21-5 record. They play next when they travel to Sparta for a Cahokia - Illinois test on Thursday, January 27. Carlyle will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 45-36 non-league loss to Christ Our Rock Lutheran (Centralia, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 9-9.