The Mattoon Greenwave basketball squad (Mattoon, IL), was outscored 61-51 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL)

With the victory, Taylorville advances its record to 14-13 on the year. The Tornadoes travel to Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL) to clash with the Bulldogs in a Apollo test on Friday, February 14. The Bulldogs come into the test with a record of 12-11. Mahomet-Seymour won 61-49 in their recent non-league test against Urbana (Urbana, IL)

The Greenwave (8-19) will now prepare for their test against Mt. Zion (Mt. Zion, IL). The Braves come into the Apollo test with a 18-8 record. In their last test, Mt. Zion beat Jacksonville (Jacksonville, IL), 71-61, in a non-league test.