Illinois High School Basketball - Metro-East Lutheran over Father McGivney Catholic
January 4, 2018: Glen Carbon, IL 62034 Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Metro-East Lutheran Knights (Edwardsville, IL) and the host Father McGivney Catholic Griffins (Glen Carbon, IL), saw Metro-East Lutheran's basketball squad overcome Father McGivney Catholic by a tally of 45-31.
With the victory, Metro-East Lutheran improves its record to 7-4 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Dupo (Dupo, IL) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 8. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 1-12. Dupo lost 38-31 in their recent non-league challenge against Madison (Madison, IL)
Next up, the Griffins confront the Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 6. Father McGivney Catholic will attempt to improve on its 6-7 season record. The Piasa Birds come into the challenge with a 7-8 record after their 45-31 non-league loss to Columbia (Columbia, IL).