The Mt. Olive Wildcats topped the visiting Southwestern Piasa Birds basketball team by a final score of 52-37 in Wednesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the South Fork Ponies (Kincaid, IL) in a non-league game, on Thursday, December 8. Mt. Olive will attempt to move on its 2-5 season record. The Ponies enter the game with a 5-3 record after their 39-26 league win over Lincolnwood (Raymond, IL).

With the defeat, Southwestern moves to 1-6 on the year. The Piasa birds host Gillespie (Gillespie, IL) to face the Miners in a South Central game on Thursday, December 8. The Miners enter the game with a record of 4-5. Gillespie won 55-51 in their recent non-league game against Auburn (Auburn, IL)