The PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central Bluejays (Petersburg, IL) basketball crushed the host Pittsfield Saukees (Pittsfield, IL), 63-42 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Bluejays now possess a 18-4 record. They play next when they host Maroa-Forsyth for a Sangamo bout on Friday, January 31. PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central will play a Trojans team coming off a 71-63 league loss to Olympia (Stanford, IL). The Trojans record now stands at 8-9.

With the loss, Pittsfield falls to 7-11 on the campaign. The Saukees travel to Jersey (Jerseyville, IL) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Saturday, February 1. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 7-16. Jersey lost 51-50 in their recent non-league bout against Cahokia (Cahokia, IL)