Illinois High School Basketball - Marquette nudges Princeton
January 6, 2024: Ottawa, IL 61350
In Saturday's non-league outing, the Marquette Crusaders (Ottawa, IL) basketball squad edged the visiting Princeton Tigers (Princeton, IL), by a count of 55-51.
The Crusaders (11-4) will now prepare for their outing against St. Bede (Peru, IL). The Bruins go into the Tri-County outing with a 13-7 record. In their last outing, St. Bede held off Kewanee (Kewanee, IL), 64-29, in a non-league outing.
The Tigers now hold a 12-6 record. They play next when they travel to Kewanee for a Three Rivers - East outing on Thursday, January 11. Princeton will clash with a Boilermakers squad coming off a 49-28 league win over Mendota (Mendota, IL). The Boilermakers record now stands at 6-13.