Illinois High School Basketball - Mattoon crushes Richland County
January 31, 2022: Mattoon, IL 61938 Mattoon Green Wave (Mattoon, IL) backers were pleased Monday as they saw their basketball squad bounce the visiting Richland County Tigers (Olney, IL), 64-28 in a non-league bout.
With the victory, Mattoon upgrades its record to 23-2 on the campaign. The Green Wave travel to Taylorville (Taylorville, IL) to play the Tornadoes in a Apollo bout on Tuesday, February 1. The Tornadoes come into the bout with a record of 14-10. Taylorville won 52-47 in their recent non-league bout against Lanphier (Springfield, IL)
Next up, the Tigers play the Charleston Trojans (Charleston, IL) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, February 3. Richland County will attempt to upgrade on its 14-13 season record. The Trojans come into the bout with a 1-21 record after their 51-13 league loss to Effingham (Effingham, IL).