The Cairo Pilots (Cairo, IL) basketball crushed the visiting Johnston City Indians (Johnston City, IL), 76-54 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Pilots now possess a 9-6 record. They play next when they travel to Murphysboro for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. Cairo will play a Red Devils team coming off a 53-50 non-league win over Meridian (Mounds, IL). The Red Devils record now stands at 10-2.

With the loss, Johnston City falls to 5-7 on the campaign. The Indians travel to Galatia (Galatia, IL) to play the Bearcats in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 7. The Bearcats go into the bout with a record of 7-5. Galatia won 68-56 in their recent non-league bout against Sandoval (Sandoval, IL)