The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Lincoln Park Lions (Chicago, IL) and the visiting Southland College Prep (Matteson, IL), observed Lincoln Park's basketball team edge Southland College Prep by a score of 55-48.

The Lions (2-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Leo (Chicago, IL). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 4-8 record. In their last challenge, Leo was tipped by Hyde Park (Chicago, IL), 60-59, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the battle the Hyde Park Thunderbirds (Chicago, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Southland College Prep will attempt to improve on its 6-4 season record. The Thunderbirds come into the challenge with a 3-3 record after their 60-59 non-league win over Leo (Chicago, IL).