The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Benton Rangers (Benton, IL) and the visiting Waterloo Bulldogs (Waterloo, IL), observed Benton's basketball team knock off Waterloo by a score of 46-35.

The Rangers (12-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Nashville (Nashville, IL). The Hornets come into the Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi challenge with a 11-2 record. In their last challenge, Nashville knocked off Okawville (Okawville, IL), 57-47, in a non-league battle.

The Bulldogs now own a 3-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host Carbondale for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 6. Waterloo will battle a Terriers team coming off a 57-39 non-league win over Meridian (Mounds, IL). The Terriers record now stands at 6-8.