Illinois High School Basketball - Shepard edged by Lemont
January 26, 2023: Lemont, IL 60439 The Shepard Astros basketball team (Palos Heights, IL), was nudged 45-38 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Lemont Lemont HS (Lemont, IL)
The Lemont HS now possess a 15-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bremen for a South Suburban - Blue battle on Tuesday, January 31. Lemont will confront a Braves team coming off a 40-26 league loss to Richards (Oak Lawn, IL). The Braves record now stands at 9-18.
The Astros (13-9) will now prepare for their battle against Bloom (Chicago Heights, IL). The Blazing Trojan come into the non-league battle with a 10-12 record. In their last battle, Bloom was nudged by Crete-Monee (Crete, IL), 48-24, in a league battle.