The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Forreston Cardinals (Forreston, IL) and the host Lena-Winslow Panthers (Lena, IL), observed Forreston's basketball team overcome Lena-Winslow by a score of 53-44.

The Cardinals (13-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Oregon (Oregon, IL). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 11-11 record. In their last challenge, Oregon dropped by Winnebago (Winnebago, IL), 68-55, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Hinckley-Big Rock Royals (Hinckley, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 25. Lena-Winslow will attempt to improve on its 12-6 season record. The Royals come into the challenge with a 15-6 record after their 77-57 non-league win over Parkview Christian Academy (Yorkville, IL).