The Lockport Porters basketball team (Lockport, IL), was nudged 51-46 in Friday's league battle with the host Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings (Flossmoor, IL)

The Vikings now sport a 15-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hillcrest for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 28. Homewood-Flossmoor will battle a Hawks team coming off a 73-62 league win over Evergreen Park (Evergreen Park, IL). The Hawks record now stands at 23-2.

The Porters (14-10) will now prepare for their battle against Joliet Central (Joliet, IL). The Steelmen come into the non-league battle with a 6-20 record. In their last battle, Joliet Central was nudged by Plainfield East (Plainfield, IL), 56-45, in a league battle.