Illinois High School Basketball - Mattoon edges Mt. Zion
January 4, 2018: Mattoon, IL 61938 In Thursday's league outing, the Mattoon Green Wave (Mattoon, IL) basketball squad nipped the visiting Mt. Zion Braves (Mt. Zion, IL), by a margin of 51-49.
The Green Wave (7-11) will now prepare for their outing against St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL). The Spartans go into the non-league outing with a 12-6 record.
The Braves now own a 4-14 record. They play next when they travel to Mahomet-Seymour for a Apollo outing on Monday, January 8. Mt. Zion will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 61-46 league win over Taylorville (Taylorville, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 6-5.