Illinois High School Basketball - Mercer County trounced by Abingdon/Avon
January 3, 2022: Abingdon, IL 61410 The Abingdon/Avon Tornadoes routed the visiting Mercer County Golden Eagles basketball team by a final score of 55-27 in Monday's league game.
In their next game, the Tornadoes face the Monmouth United Red Storm (Monmouth, IL) in a Lincoln Trail game, on Wednesday, January 5. Abingdon/Avon will attempt to move on its 8-4 season record. The Red Storm enter the game with a 7-7 record after their 53-43 non-league loss to Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull, IL).
With the defeat, Mercer County moves to 5-10 on the year. The Golden eagles travel to Alleman (Rock Island, IL) to face the Pioneers in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 4. The Pioneers enter the game with a record of 8-10. Alleman won 49-20 in their recent non-league game against Oregon (Oregon, IL)