Illinois High School Basketball - Hardin County triumphant over Pope County
December 17, 2024: Elizabethtown, IL 62931 The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Hardin County Cougars (Elizabethtown, IL) and the visiting Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL), observed Hardin County's basketball team overwhelm Pope County by a score of 68-43.
The Cougars (3-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (Norris City, IL). The Fighting Cardinals come into the Greater Egyptian challenge with a 3-7 record. In their last challenge, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield trounced Galatia (Galatia, IL), 60-56, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Carrier Mills-Stonefort Wildcats (Carrier Mills, IL) in a Greater Egyptian challenge, on Friday, December 20. Pope County will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 0-9 record after their 75-56 non-league loss to Century (Ullin, IL).