Illinois High School Basketball - Shawnee thwarts Joppa-Maple Grove
January 14, 2023: Wolf Lake, IL 62998 The Shawnee Redskins (Wolf Lake, IL) basketball knocked off the visiting Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers (Joppa, IL), 45-34 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Redskins (2-7) will now prepare for their test against Pope County (Golconda, IL). The Pirates go into the non-league test with a 16-6 record. In their last test, Pope County notched a victory over Hardin County (Elizabethtown, IL), 61-42, in a league test.
The Rangers now own a 1-15 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Galatia/Thompsonville for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 17. Joppa-Maple Grove will confront a Bearcats team coming off a 29-21 non-league loss to Cobden (Cobden, IL). The Bearcats record now stands at 1-8.