Basketball Recap: Illini Bluffs Skates Past Astoria/VIT with Ease

Tigers

Team Score

12/12/24 @ Astoria/VIT	58
11/26/24 vs Cuba/Spoon River Valley	55
12/02/24 @ East Peoria	52
12/09/24 vs Illini Central/Greenview	49
12/07/24 @ ROWVA/Williamsfield	47

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Illini Bluffs). They blew past the Astoria/VIT Rebels 58-10 on Thursday. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 27 points or more this season.

Illini Bluffs is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for Astoria/VIT, their loss was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.

Illini Bluffs didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-19 win against Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] on the 16th. As for Astoria/VIT, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 52-39 defeat against Illini Central/Greenview on the 16th.