The Carlinville Cavaliers basketball team (Carlinville, IL), was nudged 45-41 in Monday's league battle with the visiting Hillsboro Hiltoppers (Hillsboro, IL)

The Hiltoppers now possess a 16-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Litchfield for a South Central battle on Thursday, February 10. Hillsboro will confront a Purple Panthers team coming off a 62-31 league loss to Staunton (Staunton, IL). The Purple Panthers record now stands at 6-21.

The Cavaliers (13-14) will now prepare for their battle against Greenville (Greenville, IL). The Comets come into the South Central battle with a 12-18 record. In their last battle, Greenville edged Gillespie (Gillespie, IL), 52-31, in a league battle.