Basketball Recap: Illini Bluffs Sets Scoring Season-High Against Illini Central

Tigers

Team Score (Highest)

02/17/25 vs Illini Central	72
01/11/25 vs Athens	66
02/07/25 @ Hartsburg-Emden	63
12/17/24 vs Greenview	62
12/06/24 vs Midwest Central	62

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Illini Bluffs). They strolled past the Illini Central Cougars with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 72-54. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.

Illini Bluffs pushed their record up to 22-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points over those games. As for Illini Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-14 record this season.

Illini Bluffs has already played their next game, a 41-36 victory against Mt. Pulaski on the 21st. As for Illini Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-26 loss against Pleasant Plains on the 18th.