The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Hoffman Estates Hawks (Hoffman Estates, IL) and the host St. Charles East Fighting Saints (St. Charles, IL), observed Hoffman Estates's basketball team edge St. Charles East by a score of 57-50.

The Hawks (14-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Prospect (Mt. Prospect, IL). The Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 7-9 record.

In their next game, the Fighting Saints encounter the Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers (Wheaton, IL) in a DuKane challenge, on Tuesday, January 14. St. Charles East will attempt to improve on its 8-9 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 12-4 record after their 48-42 non-league win over Palatine (Palatine, IL).