The Von Steuben Panthers (Chicago, IL) basketball knocked off the host Mather Rangers (Chicago, IL), 68-52 in Friday's league test.

The Panthers (9-8) will now prepare for their test against Kankakee (Kankakee, IL). The Kays go into the non-league test with a 15-6 record. In their last test, Kankakee notched a victory over Centennial (Champaign, IL), 55-33, in a non-league test.

The Rangers now own a 7-13 record. They play next when they travel to Elk Grove for a non-league test on Saturday, January 21. Mather will encounter a Grenadiers squad coming off a 62-44 league loss to Wheeling (Wheeling, IL). The Grenadiers record now stands at 4-15.