In Wednesday's non-league outing, the Meridian Bobcats (Mounds, IL) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Sesser-Valier Red Devils (Sesser, IL), by a count of 82-53.

The Bobcats (13-6) will now prepare for their outing against Vandalia (Vandalia, IL). The Vandals go into the non-league outing with a 10-9 record. In their last outing, Vandalia was crushed by Benton (Benton, IL), 77-50, in a non-league outing.

The Red Devils now hold a 3-10 record. They play next when they travel to Pinckneyville for a non-league outing on Friday, January 20. Sesser-Valier will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 54-27 non-league win over Hamilton County (McLeansboro, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 17-3.