SALUKIS BACK ON TRACK WITH SEASON ENDING WIN AT FLORA

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The Red Hill Basketball Salukis closed out an outstanding regular season Friday night with a 57-42 road win over the Flora Wolves at Conley Gym. They were able to break open a tight game in the second half and put away the stubborn Wolves. Connor McKinney led the scoring with 21 points followed closely by Parker Havill with 20. With the victory the Salukis cap the regular season at 21-9 with a 5-3 Little Illini Conference record. Flora did win the JV game 45-29. The Salukis head into post-season play next week on Wednesday in Class 2A regional play against their arch-rivals the Lawrenceville Indians at 7 p.m. at Mt Carmel