Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Ottawa Pirates (Ottawa, IL) and the visiting Seneca Fighting Irish (Seneca, IL), saw Ottawa's basketball squad knock off Seneca by a score of 44-31.

With the victory, Ottawa improves its record to 5-3 on the campaign. The Pirates host Dixon (Dixon, IL) to battle the Dukes in a Northern Illinois Big 12 - West challenge on Friday, January 6. The Dukes come into the challenge with a record of 1-10. Dixon lost 63-50 in their recent non-league challenge against Plano (Plano, IL)

Next up, the Fighting Irish battle the Peotone Blue Devils (Peotone, IL) in a Interstate Eight challenge, on Friday, January 6. Seneca will attempt to improve on its 6-2 season record. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a 3-6 record after their 42-30 league win over Dwight (Dwight, IL).