The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Lake Zurich Bears (Lake Zurich, IL) and the host Stevenson Patriots (Lincolnshire, IL), observed Lake Zurich's basketball team edge Stevenson by a score of 38-35.

The Bears (14-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Glenbrook South (Glenview, IL). The Titans come into the non-league challenge with a 15-5 record. In their last challenge, Glenbrook South edged Palatine (Palatine, IL), 52-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Patriots battle the Glenbrook North Spartans (Northbrook, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Stevenson will attempt to improve on its 13-8 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 17-3 record after their 53-29 non-league win over Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside, IL).