Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton (Elkville, IL) followers went home happy Thursday as they observed their basketball team prevail over the visiting Cobden Appleknockers (Cobden, IL), 53-42 in a league match.

In their next game, the play the Vienna Eagles (Vienna, IL) in a non-league match, on Monday, January 23. Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton will attempt to better on its 4-15 season record. The Eagles enter the match with a 13-9 record after their 59-45 non-league win over Eldorado (Eldorado, IL).

With the defeat, Cobden moves to 6-12 on the year. The Appleknockers host Hardin County (Elizabethtown, IL) to meet the Cougars in a non-league match on Friday, January 20. The Cougars enter the match with a record of 1-14. Hardin County lost 60-46 in their recent non-league match against Joppa-Maple Grove (Joppa, IL)