Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes (Teutopolis, IL) and the host Highland Bulldogs (Highland, IL), saw Teutopolis's basketball squad hold off Highland by a tally of 50-48.

With the victory, Teutopolis improves its record to 20-3 on the campaign. The Wooden Shoes host Effingham (Effingham, IL) to confront the Flaming Hearts in a non-league outing on Friday, January 27. The Flaming Hearts go into the outing with a record of 16-7.

The Bulldogs now own a 18-7 record. They play next when they travel to Hillsboro for a non-league outing on Monday, January 23. Highland will encounter a Hiltoppers squad coming off a 81-47 non-league loss to Taylorville (Taylorville, IL). The Hiltoppers record now stands at 15-9.