In Monday's non-league outing, the Peoria Notre Dame Irish (Peoria, IL) basketball squad nipped the visiting Dunlap Eagles (Dunlap, IL), by a margin of 52-51.

The Irish (19-1) will now prepare for their outing against Peoria (Peoria, IL). The Lions go into the Big Twelve outing with a 18-2 record. In their last outing, Peoria got by Pattonville (Maryland Heights, MO), 53-35, in a non-league outing.

The Eagles now own a 17-4 record. They play next when they host Limestone for a Mid-Illini outing on Friday, January 20. Dunlap will clash with a Rockets squad coming off a 63-21 league win over East Peoria (East Peoria, IL). The Rockets record now stands at 7-12.