The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Pearl City Wolves (Pearl City, IL) and the visiting Forreston Cardinals (Forreston, IL), observed Pearl City's basketball team overwhelm Forreston by a margin of 51-23.

The Wolves (8-14) will now prepare for their challenge against Amboy (Amboy, IL). The Clippers come into the non-league challenge with a 15-6 record. In their last challenge, Amboy trounced Morrison (Morrison, IL), 42-13, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the Pecatonica Indians (Pecatonica, IL) in a Northwest Upstate Illini - North challenge, on Wednesday, January 22. Forreston will attempt to better on its 2-14 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 18-4 record after their 48-22 non-league win over Stockton (Stockton, IL).