Illinois High School Basketball - Olympia sneaks past Roanoke-Benson
December 17, 2024: Roanoke, IL 61561 The Olympia Spartans (Stanford, IL) basketball edged the host Roanoke-Benson Rockets (Roanoke, IL), 61-55 in Tuesday's non-league bout.
The Spartans now possess a 4-2 record. They play next when they host Tremont for a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. Olympia will play a Turks team coming off a 67-61 league win over Lexington (Lexington, IL). The Turks record now stands at 7-1.
With the loss, Roanoke-Benson falls to 3-6 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Calvary (Springfield, IL) to play the Saints in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 26. The Saints go into the bout with a record of 4-3.