Illinois High School Basketball - Salem topped by Columbia
January 28, 2022: Columbia, IL 62236
The Columbia Eagles basketball team scored 61 points and restricted the visiting Salem Wildcats to 44 in the Eagles league victory on Friday.
The Eagles now sport a 18-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Civic Memorial for a Mississippi Valley contest on Tuesday, February 1. Columbia will battle a Eagles team coming off a 56-41 league loss to Triad (Troy, IL). The Eagles record now stands at 5-18.
The Wildcats (11-11) will now prepare for their contest against DuQuoin (DuQuoin, IL). The Indians come into the non-league contest with a 10-12 record. In their last contest, DuQuoin dropped by Pinckneyville (Pinckneyville, IL), 56-47, in a league contest.