Illinois High School Basketball - Carterville trounces Central
January 15, 2024: Carterville, IL 62918 The Carterville Lions (Carterville, IL) basketball crushed the visiting Central Tigers (Cape Girardeau, MO), 51-29 in Monday's non-league test.
The Lions (18-5) will now prepare for their test against Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IL). The Rams go into the non-league test with a 19-3 record. In their last test, Mt. Vernon walloped Cairo (Cairo, IL), 80-40, in a non-league test.
The Tigers now own a 5-7 record. They play next when they host Jackson for a Southeast Missouri test on Friday, January 19. Central will encounter a Fighting Indians squad coming off a 69-51 non-league win over Nerinx Hall (Webster Groves, MO). The Fighting Indians record now stands at 8-4.