Illinois High School Basketball - Okawville edges Freeburg
January 30, 2024: Freeburg, IL 62243 The Okawville Rockets (Okawville, IL) basketball nipped the host Freeburg Midgets (Freeburg, IL), 54-47 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Rockets (9-17) will now prepare for their test against Sparta (Sparta, IL). The Bulldogs go into the Cahokia - Illinois test with a 16-9 record. In their last test, Sparta got by East Alton-Wood River (Wood River, IL), 55-35, in a non-league test.
The Midgets now own a 15-11 record. They play next when they travel to Salem for a Cahokia - Mississippi test on Friday, February 2. Freeburg will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 62-43 non-league loss to Mater Dei (Breese, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 9-18.