Mt. Olive Wildcats (Mt. Olive, IL) boosters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the host Sangamon Valley/Tri-City Storm (Niantic, IL), 53-38 in a league match.

With the victory, Mt. Olive upgrades its record to 6-9 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Staunton (Staunton, IL) to face the Bulldogs in a non-league match on Monday, January 20. The Bulldogs enter the match with a record of 15-2. Staunton won 59-17 in their recent league match against Pana (Pana, IL)

The Storm now sport a 1-14 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Athens for a non-league match on Monday, January 20. Sangamon Valley/Tri-City will face a Warriors squad coming off a 52-49 non-league loss to Pittsfield (Pittsfield, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 12-8.