The Abingdon/Avon Tornadoes basketball team (Abingdon, IL), dropped 49-36 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Mercer County Golden Eagles (Aledo, IL)

The Golden Eagles now possess a 16-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] for a Lincoln Trail battle on Tuesday, February 7. Mercer County will confront a Spartans team coming off a 53-46 non-league loss to Annawan (Annawan, IL). The Spartans record now stands at 5-19.

The Tornadoes (7-16) will now prepare for their battle against Princeville (Princeville, IL). The Princes come into the Lincoln Trail battle with a 13-8 record. In their last outing, Princeville was topped by Monmouth United (Monmouth, IL), 50-49, in a league outing.