Illinois High School Basketball - Deer Creek-Mackinaw thwarts Eureka
January 20, 2024: Mackinaw, IL 61755 The Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs (Mackinaw, IL) basketball knocked off the visiting Eureka Hornets (Eureka, IL), 45-34 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Chiefs (22-1) will now prepare for their test against Havana (Havana, IL). The Ducks go into the non-league test with a 14-9 record. In their last test, Havana went down by Central/Southeastern (Camp Point, IL), 59-40, in a non-league test.
The Hornets now own a 16-6 record. They play next when they host Heyworth for a Heart Of Illinois test on Monday, January 22. Eureka will encounter a Hornets squad coming off a 48-42 non-league loss to Ridgeview (Colfax, IL). The Hornets record now stands at 6-16.