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Mt. ZionTaylorville
Braves
68
Tornadoes
24

The Taylorville (IL) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home conference game against Mt. Zion (IL) by a score of 68-24.

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Mt. Zion----68
Taylorville----24
Final score provided by B. Slaybaugh.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Taylorville trounced by Mt. Zion

December 27, 2023: Taylorville, IL 62568

The Mt. Zion Braves routed the host Taylorville Tornadoes basketball team by a final score of 68-24 in Wednesday's league game.

In their next game, the Braves face the Jacksonville Crimsons (Jacksonville, IL) in a non-league game, on Wednesday, December 27. Mt. Zion will attempt to move on its 12-0 season record. The Crimsons enter the game with a 6-3 record after their 64-50 league win over Springfield (Springfield, IL).

With the defeat, Taylorville moves to 0-10 on the year. The Tornadoes travel to Rochester (Rochester, IL) to face the Rockets in a non-league game on Thursday, December 28. The Rockets enter the game with a record of 4-7. Rochester lost 63-57 in their recent non-league game against Sterling (Sterling, IL)

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    Game Started
    Mt. Zion
    Braves
    0 - 0
    Taylorville
    Tornadoes
    Posted @ 5:18p

  2. B. Slaybaugh

    End of 4th Quarter
    Mt. Zion
    Braves
    68 - 24
    Taylorville
    Tornadoes

  3. B. Slaybaugh

    Final
    Mt. Zion
    Braves
    68 - 24
    Taylorville
    Tornadoes
    Posted @ 12:29a

Rankings & Records

Mt. Zion (23-24)

ILClass
249
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
35-310-010-013-112-2.9211.0002,4141,627

Taylorville (23-24)

ILClass
469115
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
6-252-83-91-122-4.194.2001,3011,831

Team Scoring Averages

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Mt. Zion		15.816.716.713.563.5
Taylorville		11.39.712.211.342.0

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Head-to-Head

  • Mt. Zion won on 12/27/2023
    12/27 @ 4pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Mt. Zion----68
    Taylorville----24

    The Mt. Zion (IL) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away conference game against Taylorville (IL) by a score of 68-24.

    Box score
  • Mt. Zion won on 1/30/2024
    1/30 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Taylorville71281239
    Mt. Zion272616574

    The Taylorville (IL) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Mt. Zion (IL) by a score of 74-39.

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Mt. Zion16-0Taylorville3-14
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/22/23Mt. ZionLincoln(W) 39-251/27/24LincolnTaylorville(L) 55-29
12/2/23Mahomet-SeymourMt. Zion(W) 64-4212/12/23TaylorvilleMahomet-Seymour(L) 66-18
1/26/24Mt. ZionMahomet-Seymour(W) 73-462/9/24Mahomet-SeymourTaylorville(W) 75-66
12/16/23Mt. ZionMattoon(W) 71-5412/14/23MattoonTaylorville(L) 54-41
2/9/24MattoonMt. Zion(W) 68-381/13/24TaylorvilleMattoon(L) 64-44
2/6/24TaylorvilleMattoon(L) 51-38
12/20/23Mt. ZionGlenwood(W) 72-612/21/24TaylorvilleGlenwood(L) 52-31
12/27/23Mt. ZionJacksonville(W) 64-3212/29/23TaylorvilleJacksonville(L) 69-62
12/29/23JacksonvilleMt. Zion(W) 55-312/14/24JacksonvilleTaylorville(L) 64-38
2/3/24Mt. ZionJacksonville(W) 71-41
1/5/24EffinghamMt. Zion(W) 69-2711/30/23TaylorvilleEffingham(L) 39-35
2/15/24Mt. ZionEffingham(W) 76-531/11/24EffinghamTaylorville(W) 67-46
1/11/24CharlestonMt. Zion(W) 56-2912/22/23CharlestonTaylorville(L) 54-37
2/7/24Mt. ZionCharleston(W) 67-421/26/24TaylorvilleCharleston(L) 51-36
1/20/24Tolono UnityMt. Zion(W) 62-3812/8/23Tolono UnityTaylorville(L) 71-31
2/28/24RochesterMt. Zion(W) 58-5112/9/23TaylorvilleRochester(L) 57-32
12/28/23TaylorvilleRochester(W) 70-64
3/4/24Mt. ZionCentralia(W) 47-462/10/24TaylorvilleCentralia(L) 83-24

Record Breakdown

Mt. Zion (23-24)

Taylorville (23-24)
35-3
Overall
6-25
11-0
League
2-8
13-1
Non-League
1-12
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
16-0
Common Opponent
3-14
10-0
Home
3-9
13-1
Away
1-12
12-2
Neutral
2-4
3-2
Playoff
0-0
35-3
In-State
6-25
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0