The Taylorville Tornadoes basketball team (Taylorville, IL), dropped 54-41 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Mattoon Greenwave (Mattoon, IL)

The Greenwave now possess a 4-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mt. Zion for a Apollo battle on Saturday, December 16. Mattoon will confront a Braves team coming off a 52-34 non-league win over Normal West (Normal, IL). The Braves record now stands at 9-0.

The Tornadoes (0-7) will now prepare for their battle against St. Teresa (Decatur, IL). The Bulldogs come into the non-league battle with a 4-5 record. In their last battle, St. Teresa dropped by Bloomington Central Catholic (Bloomington, IL), 64-54, in a non-league battle.