Illinois High School Basketball - Maryville Christian knocked off by Southwestern
January 28, 2023: Piasa, IL 62079 The Southwestern Piasa Birds basketball team scored 49 points and held the visiting Maryville Christian Lions to 40 in the Piasa Birds non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Piasa Birds now sport a 13-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to East Alton-Wood River for a non-league contest on Tuesday, January 31. Southwestern will battle a Oilers team coming off a 57-49 league loss to Freeburg (Freeburg, IL). The Oilers record now stands at 10-15.
The Lions (11-12) will now prepare for their contest against Bunker Hill (Bunker Hill, IL). The Minutemen enter the Prairie State contest with a 6-16 record. In their last contest, Bunker Hill ran past Mulberry Grove (Mulberry Grove, IL), 78-57, in a non-league contest.