In Friday's league outing, the Schurz Bulldogs (Chicago, IL) basketball squad edged the host Mather Rangers (Chicago, IL), by a count of 52-48.

The Bulldogs (3-5) will now prepare for their outing against Manley (Chicago, IL). The Wildcats go into the non-league outing with a 4-9 record. In their last outing, Manley held off Collins (Chicago, IL), 54-42, in a league outing.

The Rangers now hold a 2-6 record. They play next when they travel to Francis W. Parker for a non-league outing on Monday, January 22. Mather will clash with a Colonels squad coming off a 59-20 non-league loss to Northridge (Niles, IL). The Colonels record now stands at 0-10.