Illinois High School Basketball - Bloomington Central Catholic overwhelms Paxton-Buckley-Loda
February 1, 2024: Bloomington, IL 61704 Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints (Bloomington, IL) and the visiting Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers (Paxton, IL), saw Bloomington Central Catholic's basketball squad wallop Paxton-Buckley-Loda by a count of 69-21.
With the victory, Bloomington Central Catholic upgrades its record to 21-6 on the campaign. The Saints travel to Teutopolis (Teutopolis, IL) to play the Wooden Shoes in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 2. The Wooden Shoes come into the challenge with a record of 17-10. Teutopolis lost 51-44 in their recent non-league challenge against Mater Dei (Breese, IL)
Next up, the Panthers play the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts (Chillicothe, IL) in a Illini Prairie challenge, on Saturday, February 3. Paxton-Buckley-Loda will attempt to upgrade on its 3-23 season record. The Grey Ghosts come into the challenge with a 15-12 record after their 42-38 non-league win over Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL).