The Rochelle Hubs basketball team (Rochelle, IL), was nudged 62-57 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Stillman Valley Cardinals (Stillman Valley, IL)

The Cardinals now possess a 15-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rockford Christian for a Big Northern battle on Saturday, January 28. Stillman Valley will confront a Royal Lions team coming off a 76-70 non-league win over Lutheran (Rockford, IL). The Royal Lions record now stands at 23-1.

The Hubs (7-15) will now prepare for their battle against Plano (Plano, IL). The Reapers come into the Interstate Eight battle with a 9-16 record. In their last battle, Plano edged Coal City (Coal City, IL), 59-52, in a non-league battle.