The Richland County Tigers routed the host Mt. Carmel Golden Aces basketball team by a final score of 53-31 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Tigers face the Casey-Westfield Warriors (Casey, IL) in a Little Illini game, on Tuesday, January 16. Richland County will attempt to move on its 16-2 season record. The Warriors enter the game with a 11-6 record after their 58-52 league win over Marshall (Marshall, IL).

With the defeat, Mt. Carmel moves to 6-7 on the year. The Golden aces host Wayne City (Wayne City, IL) to face the Indians in a non-league game on Saturday, January 13. The Indians enter the game with a record of 5-12. Wayne City won 78-52 in their recent non-league game against Thompsonville (Thompsonville, IL)