Illinois High School Basketball - Belleville West thwarts Salem
January 21, 2011: Belleville, IL 62223 The Belleville West Maroons (Belleville, IL) basketball felled the visiting Salem Wildcats (Salem, IL), 57-45 in Friday's non-league test.
The Maroons (14-8) will now prepare for their test against Granite City (Granite City, IL). The Warriors go into the Southwestern test with a 14-7 record. In their last test, Granite City defeated Alton (Alton, IL), 72-41, in a league test.
The Wildcats now own a 17-6 record. They take the field next when they host Robinson for a Apollo test on Monday, January 24. Salem will clash with a Maroons squad coming off a 49-41 non-league win over Casey-Westfield (Casey, IL). The Maroons record now stands at 12-9.