Illinois High School Basketball - Joppa-Maple Grove can't hold off Elverado
December 6, 2022: Elkville, IL 62932 The Elverado Falcons basketball team scored 55 points and restricted the visiting Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers to 49 in the Falcons league victory on Tuesday.
The Falcons now sport a 2-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Cobden for a South Egyptian contest on Friday, December 9. Elverado will battle a Appleknockers team coming off a 60-39 league loss to Agape Christian (Energy, IL). The Appleknockers record now stands at 2-4.
The Rangers (2-2) will now prepare for their contest against Egyptian (Tamms, IL). The Pharaohs come into the South Egyptian contest with a 0-6 record. In their last contest, Egyptian was nudged by Crab Orchard (Marion, IL), 73-28, in a non-league contest.