Illinois High School Basketball - Roanoke-Benson knocks off Olympia
December 17, 2024: Stanford, IL 61774 The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Roanoke-Benson Rockets (Roanoke, IL) and the host Olympia Spartans (Stanford, IL), observed Roanoke-Benson's basketball team overcome Olympia by a score of 62-49.
The Rockets (11-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Clinton (Clinton, IL). The Maroons come into the non-league challenge with a 8-3 record. In their last challenge, Clinton defeated Meridian (Macon, IL), 58-47, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Spartans battle the Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL) in a Sangamo challenge, on Thursday, December 19. Olympia will attempt to improve on its 2-8 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 8-5 record after their 41-20 non-league win over Normal University (Normal, IL).
