Illinois High School Basketball - Southwestern triumphant over Mt. Olive
January 20, 2025: Mt. Olive, IL 62069 The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL) and the host Mt. Olive Wildcats (Mt. Olive, IL), observed Southwestern's basketball team overwhelm Mt. Olive by a score of 65-16.
The Piasa Birds (11-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Carlinville (Carlinville, IL). The Cavaliers come into the non-league challenge with a 6-9 record. In their last challenge, Carlinville trounced Gillespie (Gillespie, IL), 74-55, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 22. Mt. Olive will attempt to improve on its 4-14 season record. The Miners come into the challenge with a 2-14 record after their 74-55 non-league loss to Carlinville (Carlinville, IL).