Illinois High School Basketball - Prairie Central nudges Athens
February 8, 2025: Fairbury, IL 61739 The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Prairie Central Hawks (Fairbury, IL) and the visiting Athens Warriors (Athens, IL), observed Prairie Central's basketball team edge Athens by a score of 64-61.
The Hawks (7-19) will now prepare for their challenge against Bloomington Central Catholic (Bloomington, IL). The Saints come into the Illini Prairie challenge with a 16-11 record. In their last challenge, Bloomington Central Catholic edged Riverton (Riverton, IL), 55-44, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Warriors encounter the Riverton Hawks (Riverton, IL) in a Sangamo challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Athens will attempt to improve on its 12-15 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 18-7 record after their 55-44 non-league loss to Bloomington Central Catholic (Bloomington, IL).