Illinois High School Basketball - Lincoln nudges Rock Island
January 25, 2025: Lincoln, IL 62656 The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Lincoln Railsplitters (Lincoln, IL) and the visiting Rock Island Rocks (Rock Island, IL), observed Lincoln's basketball team edge Rock Island by a score of 42-41.
The Railsplitters (12-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Jacksonville (Jacksonville, IL). The Crimsons come into the non-league challenge with a 8-13 record. In their last challenge, Jacksonville edged Granite City (Granite City, IL), 43-35, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Rocks encounter the Sterling Golden Warriors (Sterling, IL) in a Western Big 6 challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Rock Island will attempt to improve on its 20-3 season record. The Golden Warriors come into the challenge with a 11-11 record after their 72-57 league loss to Moline (Moline, IL).