Basketball Recap: Saturday's Victory Is Illini Bluffs' Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Illini Bluffs won the last time they faced Princeville and things went their way on Saturday too. The Illini Bluffs Tigers came out on top against the Princeville Princes by a score of 45-35.

Illini Bluffs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.9 points per game. As for Princeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.

Illini Bluffs will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Midwest Central/Delavan at 6:00 p.m. on January 9, 2025. As for Princeville, they will take on Bushnell-Prairie City in a tournament on Thursday. Princeville is facing Bushnell-Prairie City at the right time seeing as Bushnell-Prairie City is stuck on a four-game losing streak.