Illinois High School Basketball - Rock Island held off by Sterling
January 9, 2025: Rock Island, IL 61201 In Thursday's league test, the Sterling Golden Warriors (Sterling, IL) basketball squad got by the host Rock Island Rocks (Rock Island, IL), by a score of 60-57.
Next, the Golden Warriors encounter the East Moline United Panthers (East Moline, IL) in a Western Big 6 test, on Monday, January 13. Sterling will attempt to improve on its 16-2 season record.
The Rocks (7-11) will now prepare for their test against Assumption (Davenport, IA). The Knights come into the non-league test with a 5-6 record. In their last test, Assumption was nipped by Davenport North (Davenport, IA), 45-35, in a league test.