The Mt. Vernon Rams were victorious over the host Centralia Orphans basketball squad by a final score of 56-38 in Monday's league outing.

Next, the Rams face the Marion Wildcats (Marion, IL) in a South Seven outing, on Thursday, February 6. Mt. Vernon will attempt to upgrade on its 23-3 season record. The Wildcats enter the outing with a 15-7 record after their 47-46 league loss to Carbondale (Carbondale, IL).

The Orphans (11-12) will now prepare for their outing against Collinsville (Collinsville, IL). The Kahoks enter the non-league outing with a 11-13 record. In their last outing, Collinsville was dropped by Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL), 55-26, in a league outing.