Illinois High School Basketball - Columbia thwarts Marquette Catholic
December 28, 2010: Columbia, IL 62236 The Columbia Eagles (Columbia, IL) basketball felled the visiting Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL), 63-43 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Eagles (7-5) will now prepare for their test against Carlyle (Carlyle, IL). The Indians go into the Cahokia - Mississippi test with a 7-3 record. In their last test, Carlyle went down by Okawville (Okawville, IL), 54-41, in a non-league test.
The Explorers now own a 10-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Litchfield for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 4. Marquette Catholic will clash with a Purple Panthers squad coming off a 58-39 non-league win over Gillespie (Gillespie, IL). The Purple Panthers record now stands at 9-3.