Illinois High School Basketball - Dunlap sneaks past Bloomington
December 7, 2024: Bloomington, IL 61701 The Dunlap Eagles (Dunlap, IL) basketball edged the host Bloomington Purple Raiders (Bloomington, IL), 49-42 in Saturday's non-league bout.
The Eagles now possess a 7-3 record. They play next when they travel to Limestone for a Mid-Illini bout on Tuesday, December 10. Dunlap will play a Rockets team coming off a 59-39 league win over East Peoria (East Peoria, IL). The Rockets record now stands at 4-1.
With the loss, Bloomington falls to 4-3 on the campaign. The Purple raiders host Urbana (Urbana, IL) to play the Tigers in a Big Twelve bout on Thursday, December 12. The Tigers go into the bout with a record of 2-3. Urbana lost 41-25 in their recent non-league bout against Tolono Unity (Tolono, IL)