In Sunday's non-league outing, the Thornridge Falcons (Dolton, IL) basketball squad nipped the host Von Steuben Panthers (Chicago, IL), by a margin of 63-60.

The Falcons (2-16) will now prepare for their outing against Thornwood (South Holland, IL). The Thunderbirds go into the Southland outing with a 10-10 record. In their last outing, Thornwood was tipped by Thornton (Harvey, IL), 68-42, in a league outing.

The Panthers now own a 8-12 record. They play next when they host Mather for a Chicago Public - White North outing on Wednesday, January 24. Von Steuben will clash with a Rangers squad coming off a 58-47 league loss to Northside (Chicago, IL). The Rangers record now stands at 6-13.