The Forreston Cardinals basketball team scored 41 points and restricted the host Amboy Clippers to 35 in the Cardinals league victory on Wednesday.

The Cardinals now sport a 5-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host Harvest Christian Academy for a non-league contest on Saturday, January 14. Forreston will battle a Lions team coming off a 60-29 league win over Mooseheart (Mooseheart, IL). The Lions record now stands at 13-3.

The Clippers (3-14) will now prepare for their contest against Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton, IL). The Raiders come into the Northwest Upstate Illini - South contest with a 10-7 record. In their last contest, Ashton-Franklin Center was nudged by Galena (Galena, IL), 71-30, in a non-league contest.