Illinois High School Basketball - Southwestern can't hold off Jersey
January 9, 2024: Piasa, IL 62079 The Jersey Panthers basketball team scored 48 points and restricted the host Southwestern Piasa Birds to 44 in the Panthers non-league victory on Tuesday.
The Panthers now sport a 8-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Civic Memorial for a Mississippi Valley contest on Friday, January 12. Jersey will battle a Eagles team coming off a 49-44 non-league loss to Staunton (Staunton, IL). The Eagles record now stands at 5-12.
The Piasa Birds (12-7) will now prepare for their contest against Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL). The Knights come into the non-league contest with a 2-10 record.