Illinois High School Basketball - Illinois Valley Central can't hold off St. Joseph-Ogden
January 11, 2024: Chillicothe, IL 61523 The Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts basketball team (Chillicothe, IL), was nudged 40-38 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL)
The Spartans now possess a 10-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to St. Thomas More for a Illini Prairie battle on Monday, January 15. St. Joseph-Ogden will battle a Sabers team coming off a 72-27 league loss to Bloomington Central Catholic (Bloomington, IL). The Sabers record now stands at 9-9.
The Grey Ghosts (12-9) will now prepare for their battle against Manual (Peoria, IL). The Rams come into the non-league battle with a 6-13 record. In their last battle, Manual edged Urbana (Urbana, IL), 62-22, in a league battle.