The MacArthur Generals (Decatur, IL) basketball nipped the host Centennial Chargers (Champaign, IL), 61-56 in Friday's non-league test.

The Generals (16-2) will now prepare for their test against Champaign Central (Champaign, IL). The Maroons go into the non-league test with a 9-13 record. In their last test, Champaign Central was tipped by Carbondale (Carbondale, IL), 59-50, in a non-league test.

The Chargers now own a 13-7 record. They play next when they host Decatur Eisenhower for a non-league test on Saturday, January 20. Centennial will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 59-51 league loss to Rochester (Rochester, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 6-11.