Basketball Recap: Illini Bluffs Skates Past Biggsville West Central 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
12/09/24 vs Illini Central/Greenview	27

Illini Bluffs won against West Prairie on Tuesday with 62 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. The Illini Bluffs Tigers claimed a resounding 62-21 win over the Biggsville West Central Heat. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 27 points or more this season.

Defeat or not, Biggsville West Central got some senior leadership from Harlee Hainds and Addie Seitz. Hainds posted ten points, while Seitz had nine points.

Illini Bluffs is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Biggsville West Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.

Illini Bluffs will head out on the road to square off against Monmouth United at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Monmouth United sitting on ten straight victories and Illini Bluffs on six. As for Biggsville West Central, they will be taking part in a tournament against Farmington at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.