Illinois High School Basketball - Marion overwhelms Limestone
December 28, 2024: Bartonville, IL 61607 The Marion Wildcats basketball team scored 76 points and limited the host Limestone Rockets to 53 in the Wildcats non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Wildcats now possess a 11-4 record. They play next when they travel to Centralia for a South Seven game on Saturday, January 4. Marion will play a Orphans team coming off a 24-23 non-league win over Evanston (Evanston, IL). The Orphans record now stands at 11-3.
With the loss, Limestone falls to 5-8 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria, IL) to play the Irish in a non-league game on Saturday, January 4. The Irish go into the game with a record of 3-10. Peoria Notre Dame lost 58-53 in their recent non-league game against Perspectives-IIT/Joslin (Chicago, IL)