The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Rochester Rockets (Rochester, IL) and the host Decatur Eisenhower Panthers (Decatur, IL), observed Rochester's basketball team edge Decatur Eisenhower by a score of 45-41.

The Rockets (14-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Centennial (Champaign, IL). The Chargers come into the non-league challenge with a 9-10 record. In their last challenge, Centennial was tipped by Urbana (Urbana, IL), 62-59, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the St. Teresa Bulldogs (Decatur, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Decatur Eisenhower will attempt to improve on its 9-10 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 2-17 record after their 72-41 non-league loss to Shelbyville (Shelbyville, IL).