Illinois High School Basketball - Argenta-Oreana overwhelms Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond
January 9, 2024: Argenta, IL 62501 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Argenta-Oreana Bombers (Argenta, IL) and the visiting Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights (Arthur, IL), saw Argenta-Oreana's basketball squad wallop Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond by a tally of 80-57.
With the victory, Argenta-Oreana improves its record to 9-8 on the campaign. The Bombers travel to Heritage (Broadlands, IL) to play the Hawks in a Lincoln Prairie challenge on Friday, January 12. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 3-15. Heritage lost 65-15 in their recent league challenge against Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] (Kansas, IL)
Next up, the Knights play the Arcola Purple Riders (Arcola, IL) in a Lincoln Prairie challenge, on Friday, January 12. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond will attempt to advance on its 4-13 season record. The Purple Riders go into the test with a 12-5 record after their 61-26 league win over Cumberland (Toledo, IL).