The Johnston City Indians basketball squad (Johnston City, IL), was crushed 68-40 in Tuesday's league bout with the host Christopher Bearcats (Christopher, IL)

The Bearcats now possess a 14-12 record. They play next when they travel to Vienna for a Black Diamond - West bout on Friday, February 14. Christopher will play a Eagles team coming off a 65-57 non-league loss to El Paso-Gridley (El Paso, IL). The Eagles record now stands at 18-10.

With the loss, Johnston City falls to 8-17 on the campaign. The Indians host Waltonville (Waltonville, IL) to play the Spartans in a non-league bout on Friday, February 14. The Spartans go into the bout with a record of 20-4. Waltonville won 65-37 in their recent non-league bout against Sesser-Valier (Sesser, IL)