Illinois High School Basketball - Freeport can't hold off Belvidere
January 3, 2023: Belvidere, IL 61008 The Belvidere Bucs basketball team scored 36 points and restricted the visiting Freeport Pretzels to 33 in the Bucs league victory on Tuesday.
The Bucs now sport a 4-14 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lutheran for a non-league contest on Wednesday, January 4. Belvidere will battle a Crusaders team coming off a 54-45 non-league win over Rock Falls (Rock Falls, IL). The Crusaders record now stands at 13-5.
The Pretzels (2-14) will now prepare for their contest against Belvidere North (Belvidere, IL). The Blue Thunder come into the Northern Illinois 10 contest with a 3-12 record. In their last contest, Belvidere North edged Rockford East (Rockford, IL), 55-39, in a league contest.