Illinois High School Basketball - Newton edged by Richland County
January 13, 2024: Olney, IL 62450 The Newton Eagles basketball team (Newton, IL), was nudged 45-42 in Saturday's non-league outing with the host Richland County Tigers (Olney, IL)
The Tigers (10-10) will now prepare for their outing against Lawrenceville (Lawrenceville, IL). The Indians go into the Little Illini outing with a 6-13 record. In their last outing, Lawrenceville was tipped by Mt. Carmel (Mt. Carmel, IL), 48-31, in a non-league outing.
The Eagles now own a 12-10 record. They play next when they travel to Marshall for a Little Illini outing on Monday, January 22. Newton will clash with a Lions squad coming off a 58-34 non-league loss to Robinson (Robinson, IL). The Lions record now stands at 3-17.