Illinois High School Basketball - Mt. Zion trounces Jacksonville
February 3, 2024: Jacksonville, IL 62650 The Mt. Zion Braves (Mt. Zion, IL) basketball crushed the host Jacksonville Crimsons (Jacksonville, IL), 71-41 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Braves (24-1) will now prepare for their test against Rantoul (Rantoul, IL). The Eagles go into the non-league test with a 4-15 record. In their last test, Rantoul was trounced by St. Thomas More (Champaign, IL), 42-34, in a league test.
The Crimsons now own a 11-16 record. They play next when they travel to Springfield Southeast for a Central State Eight test on Friday, February 9. Jacksonville will encounter a Spartans squad coming off a 69-52 non-league loss to Belleville West (Belleville, IL). The Spartans record now stands at 7-20.