Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Mattoon Greenwave (Mattoon, IL) and the host Charleston Trojans (Charleston, IL), saw Mattoon's basketball squad overcome Charleston by a tally of 61-53.

With the victory, Mattoon improves its record to 15-16 on the campaign.

Next up, the Trojans confront the Effingham Flaming Hearts (Effingham, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 19. Charleston will attempt to improve on its 12-19 season record. The Flaming Hearts come into the challenge with a 3-28 record after their 76-53 league loss to Mt. Zion (Mt. Zion, IL).