Basketball Recap: Mt. Olive Sets Scoring Season-High Against Sangamon Valley/Tri-City

Wildcats

Team Score

01/16/25 @ Sangamon Valley/Tri-City	53
12/05/24 @ First Baptist Academy	52
11/23/24 vs East Alton-Wood River	51
11/26/24 vs Bunker Hill	48
11/19/24 vs Gibault Catholic	45

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Olive). They took down the Sangamon Valley/Tri-City Storm 53-38 on Thursday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Wildcats as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak.

Mt. Olive's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Sangamon Valley/Tri-City, they dropped their record down to 1-14 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.

Mt. Olive and Sangamon Valley/Tri-City could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Mt. Olive (ranked 451st) will meet Staunton (ranked 77th) at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, Sangamon Valley/Tri-City will square off against Athens at 5:30 p.m. on Monday down 444 places (663 vs. 219).