In Tuesday's league outing, the Roxana Shells (Roxana, IL) basketball squad beat the visiting Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL), by a count of 49-33.

The Shells (17-6) will now prepare for their outing against Marquette Catholic (Alton, IL). The Explorers go into the non-league outing with a 15-8 record. In their last outing, Marquette Catholic gained a win over East Alton-Wood River (Wood River, IL), 73-37, in a non-league outing.

The Miners now hold a 6-15 record. They take the field next when they travel to Pana for a South Central - East outing on Friday, February 1. Gillespie will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 71-27 league win over Vandalia (Vandalia, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 15-7.