Illinois High School Basketball - Marian Catholic nudges Rock Island
January 6, 2018: Rock Island, IL 61201 In Saturday's non-league outing, the Marian Catholic Spartans (Chicago Heights, IL) basketball squad edged the host Rock Island Rocks (Rock Island, IL), by a margin of 54-52.
The Spartans (12-2) will now prepare for their outing against Richards (Oak Lawn, IL). The Bulldogs go into the non-league outing with a 6-8 record. In their last outing, Richards was tipped by Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City, IL), 58-51, in a league outing.
The Rocks now own a 7-6 record. They play next when they travel to Alleman for a Western Big 6 outing on Friday, January 12. Rock Island will clash with a Pioneers squad coming off a 67-55 league loss to Moline (Moline, IL). The Pioneers record now stands at 10-6.