The Mattoon Greenwave tipped the visiting Taylorville Tornadoes basketball team by a final score of 63-57 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Greenwave face the Mt. Zion Braves (Mt. Zion, IL) in a Apollo game, on Saturday, December 17. Mattoon will attempt to move on its 2-8 season record. The Braves enter the game with a 9-1 record after their 72-57 non-league win over Normal West (Normal, IL).

With the defeat, Taylorville moves to 0-10 on the year. The Tornadoes host Rochester (Rochester, IL) to face the Rockets in a non-league game on Saturday, December 17. The Rockets enter the game with a record of 4-4. Rochester won 54-44 in their recent league game against Normal University (Normal, IL)