Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Normal West Wildcats (Normal, IL) and the host East Peoria Raiders (East Peoria, IL), saw Normal West's basketball squad hold off East Peoria by a tally of 57-53.

With the victory, Normal West improves its record to 11-9 on the campaign. The Wildcats travel to Christ the King (Chicago, IL) to confront the Gladiators in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 16. The Gladiators come into the challenge with a record of 13-2. Christ the King won 79-68 in their recent non-league challenge against Yorkville Christian (Yorkville, IL)

Next up, the Raiders confront the Washington Panthers (Washington, IL) in a Chicago Public - Blue South challenge, on Friday, January 20. East Peoria will attempt to improve on its 12-7 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 12-10 record after their 52-47 non-league win over Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL).