The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Morton Potters (Morton, IL) and the visiting Dunlap Eagles (Dunlap, IL), observed Morton's basketball team edge Dunlap by a score of 50-46.

The Potters (14-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Washington (Washington, IL). The Panthers come into the Mid-Illini challenge with a 21-0 record. In their last challenge, Washington edged Canton (Canton, IL), 69-40, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Metamora Redbirds (Metamora, IL) in a Mid-Illini challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. Dunlap will attempt to improve on its 13-8 season record. The Redbirds come into the challenge with a 12-9 record after their 61-48 league win over East Peoria (East Peoria, IL).