The Marquette Crusaders (Ottawa, IL) basketball knocked off the visiting Seneca Fighting Irish (Seneca, IL), 56-46 in Thursday's league test.

The Crusaders (12-5) will now prepare for their test against St. Bede (Peru, IL). The Bruins go into the non-league test with a 15-7 record. In their last test, St. Bede notched a victory over Dwight (Dwight, IL), 55-43, in a league test.

The Fighting Irish now own a 12-11 record. They play next when they travel to Dwight for a non-league test on Thursday, January 18. Seneca will encounter a Trojans squad coming off a 53-42 non-league win over Roanoke-Benson (Roanoke, IL). The Trojans record now stands at 9-12.