Illinois High School Basketball - Crab Orchard triumphant over Pope County
February 6, 2025: Golconda, IL 62938 The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Crab Orchard Trojans (Marion, IL) and the host Pope County Pirates (Golconda, IL), observed Crab Orchard's basketball team overwhelm Pope County by a score of 93-59.
The Trojans (14-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (Norris City, IL). The Fighting Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 11-13 record.
In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Century Centurions (Ullin, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 8. Pope County will attempt to improve on its 4-16 season record. The Centurions come into the challenge with a 16-9 record after their 84-51 league loss to Meridian (Mounds, IL).