The West Carroll Thunder basketball squad (Savanna, IL), was crushed 74-31 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Galena Pirates (Galena, IL)

With the victory, Galena advances its record to 13-9 on the year. The Pirates host East Dubuque (East Dubuque, IL) to meet the Warriors in a Northwest Upstate Illini - West battle on Wednesday, January 29. The Warriors enter the battle with a record of 15-7. East Dubuque won 49-41 in their recent non-league battle against Beecher (Beecher, IL)

The Thunder now own a 5-14 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Polo for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 25. West Carroll will meet a Marcos squad coming off a 57-47 non-league loss to Amboy (Amboy, IL). The Marcos record now stands at 7-10.