Illinois High School Basketball - Mt. Zion routs Monticello
December 7, 2023: Monticello, IL 61856 In Thursday's non-league outing, the Mt. Zion Braves (Mt. Zion, IL) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Monticello Sages (Monticello, IL), by a margin of 59-26.
The Braves (9-3) will now prepare for their outing against Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL). The Trojans go into the non-league outing with a 6-2 record. In their last outing, Maroa-Forsyth was trounced by Tri-Valley (Downs, IL), 57-33, in a non-league outing.
The Sages now own a 3-5 record. They play next when they travel to Illinois Valley Central for a Illini Prairie outing on Saturday, December 9. Monticello will clash with a Grey Ghosts squad coming off a 54-32 non-league win over East Peoria (East Peoria, IL). The Grey Ghosts record now stands at 4-3.