| Pike County battle goes to the Saukees |
| The
two teams separated by 15 miles traveled nearly
80 to face each other in the first round of the
Macomb-Western Holiday Basketball Tournament.
Western, the first-year consolidation between the
former Barry and West Pike high schools, clawed
their way back into contention only to see
Pittsfield take a 43-37 opening round win. Western (4-7) eroded a 16-point second half lead down to just four but would get no closer. Pittsfield (9-2) committed just nine turnovers on the contest to help seal the win. Pittsfield was led by Jake McNulty's 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting. Fellow Saukee Jordan Cawthon added 10 points. Tyler Harris was tops among Western scorers with 13. Pittsfield moves on to face Monmouth-Roseville in the quarterfinals tomorrow evening with tipoff slated for 6:30. Tourney newcomer Western will face Illini Central in a 10:30 a.m. consolation bracket game. |
| The bracket: |
A
larger version of the bracket can be found on the
tournament website by visiting this page. |
| Next game: |
| Game 5: Farmington vs. Kewanee (4:00 p.m.) |
| Game 4 boxscore: |
| Western vs. Pittsfield |
| Western Wildcats |
| team info |
| Pittsfield Saukees |
| team info |
| News: |
| Audio from all games played in Western Hall will be streamed during the three days of the tournament. Audio streams will be available on the web at www.holidaybasketball.com/listenlive.html. This free service is made possible by Western Illinois University, Network1Sports.com, the Macomb-Western Holiday Basketball Tournament and participating radio stations. |
http://www.holidaybasketball.com
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