In Friday's league outing, the Roxana Shells (Roxana, IL) basketball squad beat the visiting Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL), by a count of 62-47.

The Shells (19-8) will now prepare for their outing against Pana (Pana, IL). The Panthers go into the South Central outing with a 21-4 record. In their last contest, Pana was defeated by Taylorville (Taylorville, IL), 53-50, in a non-league contest.

The Miners (8-18) will now prepare for their contest against Litchfield (Litchfield, IL). The Purple Panthers enter the South Central contest with a 9-16 record. In their last contest, Litchfield was defeated by Pana (Pana, IL), 61-46, in a league contest.