Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Athens Warriors (Athens, IL) and the visiting Auburn Trojans (Auburn, IL), saw Athens's basketball squad wallop Auburn by a tally of 42-20.

With the victory, Athens improves its record to 17-7 on the campaign. The Warriors travel to St. Thomas More (Champaign, IL) to play the Sabers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 28. The Sabers come into the challenge with a record of 18-5. St. Thomas More won 68-35 in their recent league challenge against Rantoul (Rantoul, IL)

Next up, the Trojans encounter the Monticello Sages (Monticello, IL) in a non-league test, on Saturday, January 28. Auburn will attempt to advance on its 13-14 season record. The Sages go into the test with a 7-17 record after their 45-32 league loss to Rantoul (Rantoul, IL).