The Villa Grove/Heritage Blue Devils (Villa Grove, IL) basketball knocked off the visiting Arcola Purple Riders (Arcola, IL), 53-41 in Friday's league test.

The Blue Devils (3-2) will now prepare for their test against Oakwood (Fithian, IL). The Comets go into the non-league test with a 1-0 record. In their last test, Oakwood notched a victory over Georgetown-Ridge Farm (Georgetown, IL), 67-33, in a league test.

The Purple Riders now own a 2-2 record. They play next when they travel to Sangamon Valley for a Lincoln Prairie test on Saturday, February 20. Arcola will encounter a Storm squad coming off a 62-28 league loss to Cerro Gordo/Bement (Cerro Gordo, IL). The Storm record now stands at 2-3.