Illinois High School Basketball - Moline nips Rock Island
February 6, 2025: Rock Island, IL 61201 The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Moline Maroons (Moline, IL) and the host Rock Island Rocks (Rock Island, IL), observed Moline's basketball team edge Rock Island by a score of 64-60.
The Maroons (13-13) will now prepare for their challenge against Sterling (Sterling, IL). The Golden Warriors come into the Western Big 6 challenge with a 24-5 record. In their last challenge, Sterling edged East Moline United (East Moline, IL), 77-22, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Rocks battle the Galesburg Silver Streaks (Galesburg, IL) in a Western Big 6 challenge, on Saturday, February 8. Rock Island will attempt to improve on its 12-14 season record. The Silver Streaks come into the challenge with a 21-6 record after their 45-22 league win over Geneseo (Geneseo, IL).