Basketball Recap: Illini Bluffs Skates Past Lewistown with Ease

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

12/12/24 @ Astoria/VIT	48
12/17/24 vs West Prairie	42
12/17/24 vs Biggsville West Central	41
12/16/24 vs Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]	39
01/09/25 @ Midwest Central/Delavan	36

Illini Bluffs came tearing into Monday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Lewistown Indians 56-25. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 27 points or more this season.

Lewistown lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Abby Wiegand, who posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joley McLaughlin, who earned nine points.

Illini Bluffs pushed their record up to 15-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.5 points per game. As for Lewistown, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-14.

Illini Bluffs has already played their next game (against Mt. Pulaski), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lewistown wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 37-31 loss against Brimfield on the 23rd.