Illinois High School Basketball - Limestone can't hold off Lanphier
December 27, 2021: Bartonville, IL 61607 The Limestone Rockets basketball team (Bartonville, IL), was nudged 61-59 in Monday's non-league battle with the visiting Lanphier Lions (Springfield, IL)
The Lions now sport a 4-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Decatur Eisenhower for a Central State Eight battle on Tuesday, January 4. Lanphier will battle a Panthers team coming off a 65-14 league loss to Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 0-10.
The Rockets (5-9) will now prepare for their battle against MacArthur (Decatur, IL). The Generals come into the non-league battle with a 9-5 record. In their last battle, MacArthur was nudged by Dunlap (Dunlap, IL), 71-70, in a non-league battle.