In a battle of young teams Tuesday, Kewanee overcame an aggressive defensive effort from Dixon to post a 66-62 win in a nonconference clash between two former NCIC foes.

The Boilermakers (2-1) grabbed the lead with a 15-3 run over the final 4:01 of the second quarter, then fought off a Dixon surge with an 11-6 run over the closing 5:15 to pull out the victory.

“We just kept pushing, just talked about defense. We’ve got to work on some things, but the win is good,” Kewanee sophomore Christopher Crowe said. “I was nervous at the end because I thought I was going to mess it up, but we got it done. It feels good because it will keep pushing us to get more wins.”

Dixon (1-4) used a 15-2 run over the final 3:58 of the first quarter to take an 18-15 lead after one period, and stretched the

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