The Cumberland Pirates (Toledo, IL) basketball crushed the host Villa Grove Blue Devils (Villa Grove, IL), 62-38 in Tuesday's league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 21-9 record. They play next when they travel to Martinsville for a non-league bout on Friday, February 21. Cumberland will play a Bluestreaks team coming off a 47-32 league win over Patoka (Patoka, IL). The Bluestreaks record now stands at 14-15.

With the loss, Villa Grove falls to 5-20 on the campaign. The Blue devils travel to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (Arthur, IL) to play the Knights in a Lincoln Prairie bout on Friday, February 21. The Knights go into the bout with a record of 8-20. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond lost 62-50 in their recent league bout against Unity Christian (Decatur, IL)