Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Christopher Bearcats (Christopher, IL) and the visiting Cobden Appleknockers (Cobden, IL), saw Christopher's basketball squad wallop Cobden by a count of 56-27.

With the victory, Christopher upgrades its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Waltonville (Waltonville, IL) to play the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 6. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Waltonville lost 55-46 in their recent non-league challenge against Zeigler-Royalton (Zeigler, IL)

Next up, the Appleknockers play the Vienna Eagles (Vienna, IL) in a non-league test, on Tuesday, December 3. Cobden will attempt to advance on its 0-1 season record. The Eagles go into the test with a 1-1 record after their 76-54 non-league loss to Meridian (Mounds, IL).