The Meridian Hawks basketball squad (Macon, IL), was crushed 65-43 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Maroa-Forsyth Trojans (Maroa, IL)

With the victory, Maroa-Forsyth advances its record to 14-14 on the year. The Trojans travel to St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL) to meet the Spartans in a non-league battle on Wednesday, February 26. The Spartans enter the battle with a record of 20-8. St. Joseph-Ogden won 61-35 in their recent non-league battle against Shelbyville (Shelbyville, IL)

The Hawks now own a 11-20 record.