The Mt. Zion Braves routed the host Taylorville Tornadoes basketball team by a final score of 68-24 in Wednesday's league game.

In their next game, the Braves face the Jacksonville Crimsons (Jacksonville, IL) in a non-league game, on Wednesday, December 27. Mt. Zion will attempt to move on its 12-0 season record. The Crimsons enter the game with a 6-3 record after their 64-50 league win over Springfield (Springfield, IL).

With the defeat, Taylorville moves to 0-10 on the year. The Tornadoes travel to Rochester (Rochester, IL) to face the Rockets in a non-league game on Thursday, December 28. The Rockets enter the game with a record of 4-7. Rochester lost 63-57 in their recent non-league game against Sterling (Sterling, IL)