The Southwestern Piasa Birds basketball team scored 36 points and limited the host Mt. Olive Wildcats to 35 in the Piasa Birds non-league triumph on Wednesday.

The Piasa Birds now possess a 5-4 record. They play next when they host North Mac for a South Central game on Thursday, December 12. Southwestern will confront a Panthers team coming off a 46-31 non-league win over Jacksonville (Jacksonville, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 3-7.

With the loss, Mt. Olive falls to 4-3 on the campaign. The Wildcats host South Fork (Kincaid, IL) to confront the Ponies in a Freelance game on Thursday, December 12. The Ponies go into the game with a record of 5-4. South Fork lost 51-41 in their recent league game against New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin, IL)