The Prairie Central Hawks basketball squad (Fairbury, IL), lost 54-45 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Fieldcrest Knights (Minonk, IL)

With the victory, Fieldcrest advances its record to 13-3 on the year. The Knights host Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw, IL) to meet the Chiefs in a Heart of Illinois battle on Friday, January 17. The Chiefs enter the battle with a record of 7-11. Deer Creek-Mackinaw won 49-39 in their recent league battle against Fisher (Fisher, IL)

The Hawks now own a 6-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rantoul for a Illini Prairie battle on Friday, January 17. Prairie Central will meet a Eagles squad coming off a 50-42 league win over Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton, IL). The Eagles record now stands at 8-8.