Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Mt. Vernon Rams (Mt. Vernon, IL) and the host Marion Wildcats (Marion, IL), saw Mt. Vernon's basketball squad overcome Marion by a tally of 62-42.

With the victory, Mt. Vernon improves its record to 20-5 on the campaign. The Rams travel to Cahokia (Cahokia, IL) to confront the Comanches in a South Seven challenge on Tuesday, January 24. The Comanches come into the challenge with a record of 4-10. Cahokia lost 59-23 in their recent league challenge against Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IL)

Next up, the Wildcats confront the Centralia Orphans (Centralia, IL) in a South Seven challenge, on Tuesday, January 24. Marion will attempt to improve on its 10-14 season record. The Orphans come into the challenge with a 4-14 record after their 51-33 non-league loss to Salem (Salem, IL).