Illinois High School Basketball - Mattoon winner over Richland County
January 29, 2024: Mattoon, IL 61938 The Mattoon Greenwave (Mattoon, IL) basketball felled the visiting Richland County Tigers (Olney, IL), 48-35 in Monday's non-league test.
The Greenwave (18-6) will now prepare for their test against Taylorville (Taylorville, IL). The Tornadoes go into the Apollo test with a 20-6 record. In their last test, Taylorville thwarted Charleston (Charleston, IL), 71-51, in a league test.
The Tigers now own a 12-13 record. They play next when they host Lawrenceville for a Little Illini test on Tuesday, January 30. Richland County will encounter a Indians squad coming off a 51-38 non-league win over Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine (Oblong, IL). The Indians record now stands at 7-16.