Illinois High School Basketball - Pope County knocked off by Hamilton County
December 19, 2023: McLeansboro, IL 62859 The Hamilton County Foxes basketball team scored 57 points and held the visiting Pope County Pirates to 47 in the Foxes non-league triumph on Tuesday.
The Foxes now sport a 9-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Harrisburg for a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 26. Hamilton County will meet a Bulldogs team coming off a 66-65 non-league win over Carbondale (Carbondale, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 7-4.
The Pirates (4-6) will now prepare for their contest against Cobden (Cobden, IL). The Appleknockers enter the non-league contest with a 7-4 record. In their last contest, Cobden was outscored by Galatia (Galatia, IL), 69-34, in a non-league contest.