The Gillespie Miners basketball team (Gillespie, IL), was overwhelmed 64-24 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Mattoon Greenwave (Mattoon, IL)

The Greenwave now possess a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Williamsville for a non-league battle on Saturday, November 19. Mattoon will battle a Bullets team coming off a 35-26 non-league loss to Gillespie (Gillespie, IL). The Bullets record now stands at 1-1.

The Miners (1-3) will now prepare for their battle against Lincoln (Lincoln, IL). The Railsplitters come into the non-league battle with a 2-0 record. In their last battle, Lincoln trounced Mattoon (Mattoon, IL), 76-47, in a non-league battle.