Illinois High School Basketball - Mercer County nudges Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]
January 24, 2024: Aledo, IL 61231 In Wednesday's league outing, the Mercer County Golden Eagles (Aledo, IL) basketball squad edged the visiting Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans (Woodhull, IL), by a margin of 59-56.
The Golden Eagles (12-11) will now prepare for their outing against Princeville (Princeville, IL). The Princes go into the Lincoln Trail outing with a 13-10 record. In their last outing, Princeville was tipped by Abingdon/Avon (Abingdon, IL), 45-39, in a league outing.
The Spartans now own a 12-10 record. They play next when they host Orion for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 27. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] will clash with a Chargers squad coming off a 49-28 league loss to Riverdale (Port Byron, IL). The Chargers record now stands at 3-20.