The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Thornwood Thunderbirds (South Holland, IL) and the visiting Dyett Eagles (Chicago, IL), observed Thornwood's basketball team knock off Dyett by a score of 48-32.

The Thunderbirds (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Crete-Monee (Crete, IL). The Warriors come into the challenge with a 7-2 record.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Chicago Military Academy Eagles (Chicago, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 17. Dyett will attempt to improve on its 17-6 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 48-36 league win over Goode STEM Academy (Chicago, IL).