Illinois High School Basketball - Herscher sneaks past Wilmington
December 16, 2024: Herscher, IL 60941 The Herscher Tigers (Herscher, IL) basketball edged the visiting Wilmington Wildcats (Wilmington, IL), 41-34 in Monday's non-league bout.
The Tigers now possess a 10-3 record. They play next when they host Coal City for a Illinois Central 8 bout on Thursday, December 19. Herscher will play a Coalers team coming off a 58-53 non-league loss to Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL). The Coalers record now stands at 6-4.
With the loss, Wilmington falls to 9-4 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Peotone (Peotone, IL) to play the Blue Devils in a non-league bout on Wednesday, December 18. The Blue Devils go into the bout with a record of 1-10. Peotone lost 50-23 in their recent non-league bout against Clifton Central (Clifton, IL)