The Taylorville girls basketball team lost control of an otherwise back-and-forth encounter away to Mt. Zion, losing 50-30.  The Tornadoes scored as many points in the second half as in the second quarter while the Braves turned up their shooting accuracy. 

The two sides shared a number of lead changes and ties in the first half as the margin did not exceed one score for much of it.  Baileigh Jackson's ten first-half points were key in keeping her team in the game.  The home side led by just a point after each of the first two quarters.

Taylorville's shooting - in terms of both quantity and efficiency - dried up in the third quarter.  It allowed Mt. Zion to develop a lead which only grew from there.  In the fourth, Taylorville's many fouls offered their opponents 11 free throws, of which only two were missed.  They accounted for more than half of Ava Anderson's 11 points in that quarter.  Anderson - set to attend Malone University in Division II in the fall - finished with 24 points, matching her total from the reverse fixture.  Mt. Zion managed 21 points in the last quarter.

Jackson scored 12 points and was named the Chill Nicole Patrick Country Financial Player of the Game.  McKynlee Siempelkamp added seven, which came in part from a pair of three-point scores. 

Taylorville is now 5-16 overall and 3-3 in the Apollo Conference.  They travel to Sacred Heart-Griffin on Tuesday, with commentary available on 96.5 The Chill.  Mt. Zion is 12-8 overall and 4-2 in the conference.  Their next game is a trip to Lincoln.