In Thursday's non-league outing, the Benton Rangers (Benton, IL) basketball squad beat the host Byron Tigers (Byron, IL), by a count of 50-42.

The Rangers (33-3) will now prepare for their outing against Phillips (Chicago, IL). The Wildcats go into the non-league outing with a 24-9 record. In their last outing, Phillips defeated Williamsville (Williamsville, IL), 60-56, in a non-league outing.

The Tigers now hold a 31-3 record. They play next when they travel to Williamsville for a non-league outing on Thursday, March 7. Byron will clash with a Bullets squad coming off a 36-32 non-league win over Macomb (Macomb, IL). The Bullets record now stands at 26-9.