Illinois High School Basketball - Coal City nudges Peotone
January 24, 2025: Peotone, IL 60468 The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Coal City Coalers (Coal City, IL) and the host Peotone Blue Devils (Peotone, IL), observed Coal City's basketball team edge Peotone by a score of 62-61.
The Coalers (16-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Streator (Streator, IL). The Bulldogs come into the Illinois Central 8 challenge with a 16-4 record. In their last challenge, Streator edged Rochelle (Rochelle, IL), 63-38, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Blue Devils encounter the Westmont Sentinels (Westmont, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 25. Peotone will attempt to improve on its 7-12 season record. The Sentinels come into the challenge with a 8-10 record after their 45-37 league win over Ida Crown Jewish Academy (Chicago, IL).