Illinois High School Basketball - Marshall County thwarts Massac County
January 10, 2011: Metropolis, IL 62960 The Marshall County Marshals (Benton, KY) basketball felled the host Massac County Patriots (Metropolis, IL), 43-31 in Monday's non-league test.
The Marshals (11-4) will now prepare for their test against Paducah Tilghman (Paducah, KY). The Blue Tornado go into the non-league test with a 5-7 record. In their last test, Paducah Tilghman went down by Graves County (Mayfield, KY), 52-34, in a non-league test.
The Patriots now own a 10-6 record. They take the field next when they host Harrisburg for a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio contest on Thursday, January 13.