Illinois High School Basketball - Edwards County holds off Cumberland
November 21, 2024: Albion, IL 62806 The Edwards County Lions basketball team scored 62 points and limited the visiting Cumberland Pirates to 59 in the Lions non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Lions now have a 2-0 record. They play next when they travel to Goreville for a non-league game on Monday, November 25. Edwards County will confront a Blackcats team coming off a 47-43 non-league loss to Eldorado (Eldorado, IL). The Blackcats record now stands at 0-1.
With the loss, Cumberland falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Cowden, IL) to confront the Bobcats in a non-league game on Friday, November 29. The Bobcats go into the game with a record of 2-2. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City won 43-31 in their recent non-league game against Ramsey (Ramsey, IL)