Rauner Wildcats (Chicago, IL) backers were in high spirits Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Noble Street College Prep Golden Tigers (Chicago, IL), 72-59 in a league bout.

With the win, Rauner upgrades its record to 5-8 on the season. The Wildcats travel to Islamic Foundation (Villa Park, IL) to play the Chargers in a non-league bout on Friday, January 20. The Chargers go into the bout with a record of 4-8. Islamic Foundation lost 62-44 in their recent non-league bout against Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family (Downers Grove, IL)

Next up, the Golden Tigers play the Muchin College Prep Mountain Lions (Chicago, IL) in a Noble bout, on Monday, January 23. Noble Street College Prep will attempt to upgrade on its 8-10 season record. The Mountain Lions go into the bout with a 6-11 record after their 69-53 non-league loss to Kennedy (Chicago, IL).