The Illini West Chargers waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins but they left with four. They came out on top against Fort Madison by a score of 56-47. That's another feather in the cap for Illini West, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Illini West was led to victory by Tre Neiderman and Colby Robertson. Neiderman scored 17 points along with two steals, while Robertson scored 14 points along with six assists and four steals. Robertson is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Shoup, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Illini West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season. As for Fort Madison, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 11-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Illini West will take on Beardstown at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Fort Madison, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Williamsburg. Williamsburg has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
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