The Cairo Pilots (Cairo, IL) basketball were winner over the visiting Cobden Appleknockers (Cobden, IL), 51-35 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Pilots now possess a 4-17 record. They play next when they host Paducah Tilghman for a non-league bout on Thursday, February 13. Cairo will play a Blue Tornado team coming off a 61-56 league win over St. Mary (Paducah, KY). The Blue Tornado record now stands at 9-11.

With the loss, Cobden falls to 6-16 on the campaign. The Appleknockers host Meridian (Mounds, IL) to play the Bobcats in a non-league bout on Wednesday, February 12. The Bobcats go into the bout with a record of 9-12. Meridian lost 52-25 in their recent non-league bout against Massac County (Metropolis, IL)