Illinois High School Basketball - Limestone winner over Pekin
January 8, 2019: Pekin, IL 61554 In Tuesday's league outing, the Limestone Rockets (Bartonville, IL) basketball squad felled the host Pekin Dragons (Pekin, IL), by a margin of 53-45.
The Rockets (7-11) will now prepare for their outing against Washington (Washington, IL). The Panthers go into the Mid-Illini outing with a 17-4 record. In their last outing, Washington thwarted Normal West (Normal, IL), 53-50, in a non-league outing.
The Dragons now own a 3-15 record. They play next when they host Peoria Notre Dame for a non-league outing on Friday, January 11. Pekin will clash with a Irish squad coming off a 52-20 non-league win over Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe, IL). The Irish record now stands at 10-8.