The Pinckneyville Panthers (Pinckneyville, IL) basketball knocked off the host Frankfort Redbirds (West Frankfort, IL), 46-33 in Thursday's league test.

The Panthers (18-6) will now prepare for their test against Waterloo (Waterloo, IL). The Bulldogs go into the non-league test with a 14-11 record. In their last test, Waterloo went down by Mascoutah (Mascoutah, IL), 40-32, in a league test.

The Redbirds now own a 9-13 record. They play next when they travel to Carterville for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 30. Frankfort will encounter a Lions squad coming off a 50-38 non-league loss to Benton (Benton, IL). The Lions record now stands at 11-11.