Illinois High School Basketball - Civic Memorial trounces Gillespie
December 5, 2023: Bethalto, IL 62010
The Civic Memorial Eagles (Bethalto, IL) basketball crushed the visiting Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL), 71-35 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Eagles (3-3) will now prepare for their test against Triad (Troy, IL). The Knights go into the Mississippi Valley test with a 5-1 record. In their last test, Triad walloped Jacksonville (Jacksonville, IL), 46-42, in a non-league test.
The Miners now own a 2-5 record. They play next when they travel to Lebanon for a non-league test on Saturday, December 9. Gillespie will encounter a Greyhounds squad coming off a 66-24 league loss to Steeleville (Steeleville, IL). The Greyhounds record now stands at 3-5.