Illinois High School Basketball - Marshall holds off Mt. Carmel
December 6, 2024: Mt. Carmel, IL 62863 The Marshall Lions basketball team scored 54 points and limited the host Mt. Carmel Golden Aces to 53 in the Lions league triumph on Friday.
The Lions now have a 3-1 record. They play next when they host Monticello for a non-league game on Saturday, December 7. Marshall will confront a Sages team coming off a 63-53 non-league loss to Riverton (Riverton, IL). The Sages record now stands at 0-2.
With the loss, Mt. Carmel falls to 1-6 on the campaign. The Golden aces travel to Evansville Day (Evansville, IN) to confront the Eagles in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 10. The Eagles go into the game with a record of 1-4. Evansville Day lost 69-39 in their recent non-league game against Tecumseh (Lynnville, IN)