Illinois High School Basketball - Mattoon can't hold off MacArthur
January 11, 2024: Decatur, IL 62522 The MacArthur Generals basketball team scored 53 points and held the visiting Mattoon Greenwave to 48 in the Generals non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Generals now sport a 8-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rochester for a Central State Eight contest on Thursday, January 18. MacArthur will battle a Rockets team coming off a 60-39 non-league loss to Metamora (Metamora, IL). The Rockets record now stands at 8-15.
The Greenwave (16-4) will now prepare for their contest against St. Teresa (Decatur, IL). The Bulldogs enter the non-league contest with a 10-6 record. In their last contest, St. Teresa nudged Central A & M (Moweaqua, IL), 37-36, in a non-league contest.