The Mattoon Greenwave basketball squad (Mattoon, IL), was outscored 68-56 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL)

With the victory, Taylorville advances its record to 4-4 on the year. The Tornadoes host Minooka (Minooka, IL) to meet the Indians in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 21. The Indians enter the battle with a record of 5-5. Minooka won 61-35 in their recent non-league battle against Bremen (Midlothian, IL)

The Greenwave now own a 2-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mt. Zion for a Apollo battle on Friday, December 20. Mattoon will meet a Braves squad coming off a 60-41 non-league win over Normal West (Normal, IL). The Braves record now stands at 9-0.