In Friday's league battle, the Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs (Mackinaw, IL) basketball squad topped the visiting Fieldcrest Knights (Minonk, IL), by a count of 59-50.

With the victory, Deer Creek-Mackinaw advances its record to 13-3 on the year. The Chiefs travel to Tremont (Tremont, IL) to meet the Turks in a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 20. The Turks enter the battle with a record of 11-8. Tremont won 73-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City, IL)

In their next game, the Knights encounter the Flanagan-Cornell Falcons (Flanagan, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 17. Fieldcrest will attempt to improve on its 10-6 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 4-11 record after their 49-23 league loss to Ridgeview (Colfax, IL).