Illinois High School Basketball - Effingham knocked off by Dieterich
January 16, 2024: Dieterich, IL 62424 The Dieterich Movin Maroons basketball team scored 79 points and held the visiting Effingham Flaming Hearts to 62 in the Movin Maroons non-league triumph on Tuesday.
The Movin Maroons now sport a 14-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine for a non-league contest on Friday, January 19. Dieterich will meet a team coming off a 62-27 non-league loss to Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Cowden, IL). The record now stands at 6-11.
The Flaming Hearts (2-19) will now prepare for their contest against Centralia (Centralia, IL). The Orphans enter the non-league contest with a 19-1 record. In their last contest, Centralia ran past Sumner (St. Louis, MO), 74-20, in a non-league contest.