Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Mt. Zion Braves (Mt. Zion, IL), 45-35 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Taylorville upgrades its record to 2-2 on the season. The Tornadoes travel to Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Monday, December 4. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Braves play the Mattoon Greenwave (Mattoon, IL) in a bout, on Thursday, December 7. Mt. Zion will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record.