In Tuesday's league outing, the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes (Zeigler, IL) basketball squad edged the visiting Trico Pioneers (Campbell Hill, IL), by a count of 54-53.

The Tornadoes (4-5) will now prepare for their outing against Sesser-Valier (Sesser, IL). The Red Devils go into the Black Diamond - West outing with a 2-7 record. In their last outing, Sesser-Valier was tipped by Webber (Bluford, IL), 66-35, in a non-league outing.

The Pioneers now hold a 1-8 record. They play next when they host Murphysboro for a non-league outing on Wednesday, December 20. Trico will clash with a Red Devils squad coming off a 45-40 non-league loss to North Allegheny (Wexford, PA). The Red Devils record now stands at 5-4.