Illinois High School Basketball - Gillespie edged by Roxana
February 1, 2023: Roxana, IL 62084 The Gillespie Miners basketball team (Gillespie, IL), was nudged 57-52 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Roxana Shells (Roxana, IL)
The Shells now possess a 10-16 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to East Alton-Wood River for a Cahokia - Mississippi battle on Friday, February 3. Roxana will confront a Oilers team coming off a 59-54 non-league loss to Southwestern (Piasa, IL). The Oilers record now stands at 10-16.
The Miners (4-15) will now prepare for their battle against Greenville (Greenville, IL). The Comets come into the South Central battle with a 15-10 record. In their last battle, Greenville was nudged by Murphysboro (Murphysboro, IL), 51-27, in a non-league battle.