Illinois High School Basketball - New Athens overwhelmed by Freeburg
January 3, 2023: New Athens, IL 62264 The Freeburg Midgets basketball team scored 90 points and restricted the host New Athens Yellow Jackets to 35 in the Midgets non-league victory on Tuesday.
The Midgets now sport a 10-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Columbia for a Cahokia - Mississippi contest on Friday, January 6. Freeburg will battle a Eagles team coming off a 62-58 non-league win over Highland (Highland, IL). The Eagles record now stands at 14-2.
The Yellow Jackets (9-6) will now prepare for their contest against Marissa/Coulterville (Marissa, IL). The Meteors come into the Cahokia - Kaskaskia contest with a 3-4 record. In their last contest, Marissa/Coulterville was routed by Sparta (Sparta, IL), 59-40, in a non-league contest.