In Tuesday's league match, the visiting Blue Island Eisenhower Cardinals basketball team scored a tight 50-48 triumph over the Shepard Astros.

In their next game, the Cardinals face the Reavis Rams (Burbank, IL) in a South Suburban match, on Thursday, January 26. Blue Island Eisenhower will attempt to move on its 10-13 season record. The Rams go into the test with a 3-15 record after their 77-41 league loss to Thornton Fractional South (Lansing, IL).

The Astros now own a 10-11 record. They play next when they travel to Chicago Christian for a non-league test on Wednesday, January 25. Shepard will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 65-29 league loss to St. Francis (Wheaton, IL). The Knights record now stands at 5-17.