The Ellison Lions (Chicago, IL) basketball knocked off the visiting Rauner Wildcats (Chicago, IL), 62-48 in Friday's non-league test.

The Lions (14-2) will now prepare for their test against Hammond Academy of Science & Tech (Hammond, IN). The Hawks go into the non-league test with a 4-8 record. In their last test, Hammond Academy of Science & Tech went down by Calumet Christian (Griffith, IN), 57-42, in a non-league test.

The Wildcats now own a 8-7 record. They play next when they travel to Mansueto for a Noble test on Monday, January 22. Rauner will encounter a Leopards squad coming off a 72-28 league loss to Golder (Chicago, IL). The Leopards record now stands at 3-6.