The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Pinckneyville Panthers (Pinckneyville, IL) and the host Carterville Lions (Carterville, IL), observed Pinckneyville's basketball team knock off Carterville by a score of 46-28.

The Panthers (15-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IL). The Rams come into the non-league challenge with a 17-3 record. In their last challenge, Mt. Vernon prevailed over Central (Cape Girardeau, MO), 65-25, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions encounter the Central Tigers (Cape Girardeau, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Carterville will attempt to improve on its 6-15 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 6-8 record after their 65-25 non-league loss to Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IL).