Illinois High School Basketball - Johnston City nips Egyptian
January 20, 2018: Johnston City, IL 62951 Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Johnston City Indians (Johnston City, IL) and the visiting Egyptian Pharaohs (Tamms, IL), saw Johnston City's basketball squad hold off Egyptian by a tally of 66-60.
With the victory, Johnston City improves its record to 7-14 on the campaign. The Indians travel to Fairfield (Fairfield, IL) to play the Mules in a Black Diamond - East challenge on Friday, January 26. The Mules come into the challenge with a record of 8-6. Fairfield won 64-57 in their recent non-league challenge against Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IN)
Next up, the Pharaohs play the Christian Fellowship Eagles (Benton, KY) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 23. Egyptian will attempt to improve on its 10-7 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 2-7 record after their 76-20 non-league loss to Mayfield (Mayfield, KY).
