The Mendota Trojans (Mendota, IL) basketball edged the host Erie-Prophetstown Panthers (Erie, IL), 45-40 in Friday's league bout.

The Trojans now possess a 11-6 record. They play next when they host LaSalle-Peru for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 11. Mendota will play a Cavaliers team coming off a 70-58 non-league loss to Sterling (Sterling, IL). The Cavaliers record now stands at 7-9.

With the loss, Erie-Prophetstown falls to 6-9 on the campaign. The Panthers host Hall (Spring Valley, IL) to play the Red Devils in a Three Rivers - East bout on Tuesday, January 14. The Red Devils go into the bout with a record of 9-7. Hall won 62-54 in their recent league bout against Princeton (Princeton, IL)