Basketball Recap: Sullivan's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Redskins

Previous Games

01/30/25 @ Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]	63-24
01/27/25 vs Cumberland	60-26
01/25/25 vs Cumberland	52-42
01/23/25 vs Heritage	64-19
01/20/25 vs Unity Christian	46-21
+ 3 more games

Sullivan had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 63-24 victory over the Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] Titans. Given the Redskins' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Titans are ranked 409th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sullivan is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.9 points per game. As for Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland], this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-12.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sullivan will challenge Okaw Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Sullivan is facing Okaw Valley at the right time seeing as Okaw Valley is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland], they will face off against Cumberland at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.