Illinois High School Basketball - Illinois Crusaders can't hold off Northside Lions
January 5, 2024: Big Rock, IL 60511 The Illinois Crusaders Crusaders basketball team (Big Rock, IL), was nudged 2-0 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Northside Lions Lions (Indianapolis, IN)
The Lions now possess a 17-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to HomeSchool Resource Center for a Midwest Christian HomeSchool - North battle on Friday, January 5. Northside Lions will battle a Patriots team coming off a 56-54 non-league loss to Cincinnati Landmark (Cincinnati, OH). The Patriots record now stands at 8-11.
The Crusaders (0-1) will now prepare for their battle against Indianapolis Northwest Warriors (Indianapolis, IN). The Warriors come into the Midwest Christian HomeSchool - South battle with a 7-5 record. In their last battle, Indianapolis Northwest Warriors edged Purdue Broad Ripple (Indianapolis, IN), 62-21, in a non-league battle.