The Taylorville girls basketball team lost a key conference fixture 64-44 away to Mahomet-Seymour.  Having lost heavily in the reverse fixture, Taylorville kept the game competitive until the later stages.

The Tornadoes started well, leading by as many as nine in the first quarter.  The Bulldogs clawed back each time, forcing a tight contest for much of the second quarter.  The three-point shooting did wonders for Taylorville in the first half as they hit five such shots.  Two of them came from Peyton DeMichael. 

Mahomet-Seymour reversed their five-point halftime deficit in the second half thanks to sharp shooting from Hannah Martin and Courtney Fonte.  Keeley Miller came alive in the fourth with ten points as Taylorville scored only four in that period.

Baileigh Jackson was named the Chill Nicole Patrick Country Financial Player of the Game with 12 points, including key scores in the second quarter.  Grace Rogers added ten.  For the home side, Miller finished with 16 points, while Martin scored 11.

With the loss, Taylorville is now at 7-18 overall and 3-4 in the Apollo Conference.  They host Normal University tomorrow with tip-off at 7 p.m. and commentary available on 96.5 The Chill.  Mahomet-Seymour's respective records are 14-11 and 5-2; they turn their attention to a home fixture against Mattoon.