The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans (Woodhull, IL) and the host Fulton Steamers (Fulton, IL), observed Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]'s basketball team knock off Fulton by a score of 40-23.

The Spartans (10-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Stark County (Toulon, IL). The Rebels come into the Lincoln Trail challenge with a 10-11 record. In their last challenge, Stark County prevailed over ROWVA/Williamsfield (Oneida, IL), 62-50, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Steamers encounter the Oregon Hawks (Oregon, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 22. Fulton will attempt to improve on its 7-10 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 9-11 record after their 49-38 non-league loss to Kewanee (Kewanee, IL).