Basketball Recap: Morton Picks Up Ninth Consecutive Win

By Team Reports Feb 2, 2025, 12:41am

Basketball Recap: Morton Potters vs. Limestone Rockets

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Previous Games

02/01/25 vs Limestone61-49
01/31/25 vs Pekin57-34
01/28/25 @ Normal West48-27
01/25/25 @ Galesburg54-30
01/24/25 vs Metamora45-32
+ 4 more games

Morton waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with a 61-49 victory over the Limestone Rockets. Given the Potters' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Rockets are ranked 134th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Morton has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Limestone, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-14.

Morton will challenge East Peoria at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Morton is facing East Peoria at the right time seeing as East Peoria is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Limestone, they will face off against Metamora at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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