The Meridian Hawks basketball team (Macon, IL), was overwhelmed 59-36 in Thursday's league battle with the host Central A & M Raiders (Moweaqua, IL)

The Raiders now possess a 5-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Taylorville for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 3. Central A & M will confront a Tornadoes team coming off a 89-20 league win over Charleston (Charleston, IL). The Tornadoes record now stands at 5-2.

The Hawks (3-6) will now prepare for their battle against Lutheran/Calvary (Springfield, IL). The Crusaders come into the non-league battle with a 2-6 record. In their last battle, Lutheran/Calvary was overwhelmed by Nokomis (Nokomis, IL), 68-15, in a league battle.