The Lincoln Railsplitters (Lincoln, IL) basketball crushed the host Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL), 55-29 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Railsplitters (18-7) will now prepare for their test against Decatur Eisenhower (Decatur, IL). The Panthers go into the Central State Eight test with a 10-12 record. In their last test, Decatur Eisenhower walloped Jacksonville (Jacksonville, IL), 55-42, in a league test.

The Tornadoes now own a 4-19 record. They play next when they travel to Mt. Zion for a Apollo test on Tuesday, January 30. Taylorville will encounter a Braves squad coming off a 73-46 league win over Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL). The Braves record now stands at 21-1.