Illinois High School Basketball - Salem can't hold off Effingham
January 21, 2023: Salem, IL 62881 The Salem Wildcats basketball team (Salem, IL), was nudged 48-47 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL)
The Flaming Hearts now possess a 9-15 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Champaign Central for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 21. Effingham will battle a Maroons team coming off a 51-41 non-league loss to Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IL). The Maroons record now stands at 5-14.
The Wildcats (6-16) will now prepare for their battle against Madison (Madison, IL). The Trojans come into the non-league battle with a 10-9 record. In their last battle, Madison was nudged by Carbondale (Carbondale, IL), 57-56, in a non-league battle.