The Payton College Prep Grizzlies basketball team scored 65 points and limited the host Proviso East Pirates to 47 in the Grizzlies non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Grizzlies now have a 7-5 record. They play next when they travel to Hyde Park for a non-league game on Friday, January 3. Payton College Prep will confront a Thunderbirds team coming off a 44-32 non-league win over Payton College Prep (Chicago, IL). The Thunderbirds record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Proviso East falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Willowbrook (Villa Park, IL) to confront the Warriors in a non-league game on Friday, January 10. The Warriors go into the game with a record of 0-2.