In Wednesday's league outing, the Metamora Redbirds (Metamora, IL) basketball squad edged the visiting Dunlap Eagles (Dunlap, IL), by a count of 55-51.

The Redbirds (9-13) will now prepare for their outing against Washington (Washington, IL). The Panthers go into the Mid-Illini outing with a 13-4 record. In their last outing, Washington held off Morton (Morton, IL), 45-34, in a league outing.

The Eagles now hold a 10-9 record. They play next when they host Pekin for a Mid-Illini outing on Saturday, January 13. Dunlap will clash with a Dragons squad coming off a 44-35 league win over East Peoria (East Peoria, IL). The Dragons record now stands at 8-10.