The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Washington Panthers (Washington, IL) and the host Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL), observed Washington's basketball team overcome Taylorville by a margin of 70-53.

The Panthers (15-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Morton (Morton, IL). The Potters come into the non-league challenge with a 10-1 record. In their last challenge, Morton defeated Bloomington (Bloomington, IL), 47-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tornadoes battle the Rock Island Rocks (Rock Island, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Taylorville will attempt to better on its 7-6 season record. The Rocks come into the challenge with a 7-7 record after their 47-40 non-league win over Kankakee (Kankakee, IL).