Basketball Recap: Make It 12 in a Row for Tolono Unity

Rockets

Previous Games

02/07/25 @ Illinois Valley Central	68-57
02/04/25 vs Pontiac	58-53
01/31/25 @ Prairie Central	64-45
01/28/25 vs Bloomington Central Catholic	67-49
01/24/25 vs Rantoul	67-39
+ 7 more games

Tolono Unity waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They walked away with a 68-57 victory over the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Grey Ghosts are ranked 446th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Tolono Unity's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points over those games. As for Illinois Valley Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-15.

Coming up, Tolono Unity won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Williamsville at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Illinois Valley Central, they will also get right back to it: they'll square off against New Berlin at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.