Illinois High School Basketball - Marquette can't hold off Flanagan-Cornell
December 27, 2023: Ottawa, IL 61350 The Flanagan-Cornell Falcons basketball team scored 61 points and restricted the host Marquette Crusaders to 57 in the Falcons non-league victory on Wednesday.
The Falcons now sport a 11-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Eureka for a Heart of Illinois contest on Tuesday, January 2. Flanagan-Cornell will battle a Hornets team coming off a 51-43 league loss to Tri-Valley (Downs, IL). The Hornets record now stands at 4-6.
The Crusaders (7-6) will now prepare for their contest against St. Bede (Peru, IL). The Bruins come into the non-league contest with a 2-11 record. In their last contest, St. Bede was nudged by Indian Creek (Shabbona, IL), 64-39, in a non-league contest.