Illinois High School Basketball - Gallatin County trounces Pope County
December 9, 2022: Junction, IL 62954 The Gallatin County Hawks (Junction, IL) basketball crushed the visiting Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL), 67-43 in Friday's league test.
The Hawks (2-4) will now prepare for their test against North Clay/Clay City (Louisville, IL). The go into the non-league test with a 4-4 record. In their last test, North Clay/Clay City was trounced by Newton (Newton, IL), 66-57, in a non-league test.
The Pirates now own a 5-3 record. They play next when they travel to Ballard Memorial for a non-league test on Saturday, December 10. Pope County will encounter a Bombers squad coming off a 92-58 non-league win over Christian Fellowship (Benton, KY). The Bombers record now stands at 2-1.