Illinois High School Basketball - Granite City sneaks past Jacksonville
December 12, 2024: Granite City, IL 62040 The Granite City Warriors (Granite City, IL) basketball edged the visiting Jacksonville Crimsons (Jacksonville, IL), 33-30 in Thursday's non-league bout.
The Warriors now possess a 4-4 record. They play next when they travel to Father McGivney Catholic for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 14. Granite City will play a Griffins team coming off a 67-6 league win over Christ Our Rock Lutheran (Centralia, IL). The Griffins record now stands at 4-3.
With the loss, Jacksonville falls to 0-9 on the campaign. The Crimsons travel to Lincoln (Lincoln, IL) to play the Railsplitters in a Central State Eight bout on Saturday, December 14. The Railsplitters go into the bout with a record of 2-4. Lincoln lost 46-35 in their recent non-league bout against Metamora (Metamora, IL)