The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Yorkville Foxes (Yorkville, IL) and the visiting Plainfield East Bengals (Plainfield, IL), observed Yorkville's basketball team edge Plainfield East by a margin of 61-54.

The Foxes (8-10) will now prepare for their challenge against York (Elmhurst, IL). The Dukes come into the non-league challenge with a 7-11 record. In their last challenge, York was tipped by Proviso West (Hillside, IL), 72-62, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bengals battle the West Aurora Blackhawks (Aurora, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 18. Plainfield East will attempt to better on its 6-15 season record. The Blackhawks come into the challenge with a 9-8 record after their 88-40 league win over Streamwood (Streamwood, IL).