The St. Charles East Fighting Saints nipped the visiting Batavia Bulldogs basketball squad by a final score of 54-53 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Fighting Saints face the Hoffman Estates Hawks (Hoffman Estates, IL) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, January 11. St. Charles East will attempt to upgrade on its 8-9 season record. The Hawks enter the outing with a 13-4 record after their 52-40 non-league loss to York (Elmhurst, IL).

The Bulldogs (6-7) will now prepare for their outing against Prospect (Mt. Prospect, IL). The Knights enter the non-league outing with a 6-9 record. In their last outing, Prospect got by Proviso East (Maywood, IL), 63-59, in a non-league outing.