The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Unity Christian Lions (Decatur, IL) and the host Villa Grove Blue Devils (Villa Grove, IL), observed Unity Christian's basketball team overwhelm Villa Grove by a score of 88-47.

The Lions (9-13) will now prepare for their challenge against Arcola (Arcola, IL). The Purple Riders come into the non-league challenge with a 14-5 record. In their last challenge, Arcola trounced Sullivan (Sullivan, IL), 51-45, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Blue Devils encounter the Heritage Hawks (Broadlands, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Villa Grove will attempt to improve on its 5-13 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 7-15 record after their 51-44 non-league loss to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (Arthur, IL).