The Maroa-Forsyth Trojans (Maroa, IL) basketball crushed the host Meridian Hawks (Macon, IL), 68-43 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Trojans now possess a 15-1 record. They play next when they host PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central for a Sangamo bout on Monday, January 13. Maroa-Forsyth will play a Bluejays team coming off a 45-25 non-league win over Beardstown (Beardstown, IL). The Bluejays record now stands at 14-4.

With the loss, Meridian falls to 10-7 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (Cowden, IL) to play the Bobcats in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 14. The Bobcats go into the bout with a record of 8-8. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City lost 50-36 in their recent league bout against North Clay/Clay City (Louisville, IL)