Basketball Recap: Illini West Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

Chargers

Previous 4 Games

02/04/25 vs Pleasant Hill/Western	50-37
01/30/25 @ West Prairie	61-6
01/27/25 vs Lewistown	43-29
01/25/25 vs Brown County	39-34

Illini West entered their tilt with Pleasant Hill/Western on Tuesday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 50-37 win over the Pleasant Hill/Western Wolves. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Chargers also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2023.

Loss or not, Pleasant Hill/Western got some senior leadership from Ava Wombles and Rachel McMullen. Wombles posted 18 points, while McMullen scored 13 points. The dominant performance gave McMullen a new career-high in points.

Illini West's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-12. As for Pleasant Hill/Western, they now have a losing record of 12-13.

Illini West wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 54-50 defeat against Havana on the 6th. As for Pleasant Hill/Western, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-17 win against Rushville-Industry on the 6th.