The Bartlett Hawks basketball squad (Bartlett, IL), was nudged 58-57 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Aurora East Tomcats (Aurora, IL)

With the victory, Aurora East advances its record to 5-17 on the year. The Tomcats host Elgin (Elgin, IL) to meet the Maroons in a Upstate Eight battle on Friday, January 24. The Maroons enter the battle with a record of 2-19.

The Hawks now own a 7-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to St. Charles East for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 18. Bartlett will meet a Fighting Saints squad coming off a 51-38 league loss to Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton, IL). The Fighting Saints record now stands at 8-10.