The North Mac Panthers (Virden, IL) basketball trounced the visiting Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers (Greenfield, IL), 63-38 in Wednesday's non-league test.

Next, the Panthers encounter the Carlinville Cavaliers (Carlinville, IL) in a South Central test, on Friday, February 6. North Mac will attempt to improve on its 17-8 season record. The Cavaliers come into the test with a 13-10 record after their 52-44 non-league win over Bunker Hill (Bunker Hill, IL).

The Tigers (9-13) will now prepare for their test against Routt Catholic (Jacksonville, IL). The Rockets come into the Western Illinois Valley battle with a 20-3 record. In their last battle, Routt Catholic walloped West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester, IL), 64-26, in a league battle.