The Mt. Zion Braves (Mt. Zion, IL) basketball were winner over the host Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL), 68-50 in Friday's league bout.

The Braves now possess a 7-0 record. They play next when they host Centennial for a non-league bout on Saturday, December 14. Mt. Zion will play a Chargers team coming off a 84-56 non-league loss to New Trier (Winnetka, IL). The Chargers record now stands at 3-4.

With the loss, Taylorville falls to 1-4 on the campaign. The Tornadoes travel to Jersey (Jerseyville, IL) to confront the Panthers in a non-league game on Saturday, December 14. The Panthers go into the game with a record of 1-6. Jersey lost 65-35 in their recent non-league game against Centralia (Centralia, IL)