Illinois High School Basketball - Newark edges Lisle
February 4, 2019: Newark, IL 60541 The Newark Norsemen (Newark, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Lisle Lions (Lisle, IL), 82-81 in Monday's non-league test.
The Norsemen (21-4) will now prepare for their test against Marquette (Ottawa, IL). The Crusaders go into the non-league test with a 23-2 record. In their last test, Marquette got by Yorkville Christian (Yorkville, IL), 79-61, in a non-league test.
The Lions now own a 11-12 record. They play next when they host Peotone for a Interstate Eight test on Tuesday, February 5. Lisle will encounter a Blue Devils squad coming off a 65-31 non-league loss to Westmont (Westmont, IL). The Blue Devils record now stands at 4-17.