The Pontiac Indians basketball team (Pontiac, IL), was nudged 63-62 in Friday's league battle with the host Prairie Central Hawks (Fairbury, IL)

The Hawks now possess a 18-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Teutopolis for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 21. Prairie Central will confront a Wooden Shoes team coming off a 69-48 non-league win over Danville (Danville, IL). The Wooden Shoes record now stands at 15-4.

The Indians (14-6) will now prepare for their battle against Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe, IL). The Grey Ghosts come into the Illini Prairie battle with a 4-17 record. In their last battle, Illinois Valley Central was nudged by St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL), 70-46, in a league battle.