Illinois High School Basketball - Lutheran topples Mt. Olive
February 8, 2019: Mt. Olive, IL 62069 In Friday's league outing, the Lutheran Crusaders (Springfield, IL) basketball squad beat the host Mt. Olive Wildcats (Mt. Olive, IL), by a margin of 57-44.
The Crusaders (16-10) will now prepare for their outing against South County (Franklin, IL). The Vipers go into the MSM outing with a 13-12 record. In their last outing, South County defeated Carlinville (Carlinville, IL), 52-43, in a non-league outing.
The Wildcats now own a 5-19 record. They play next when they travel to Father McGivney Catholic for a non-league outing on Tuesday, February 12. Mt. Olive will clash with a Griffins squad coming off a 69-60 league loss to East Alton-Wood River (Wood River, IL). The Griffins record now stands at 5-26.