In Friday's non-league outing, the Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats (Galatia, IL) basketball squad beat the visiting Cobden Appleknockers (Cobden, IL), by a count of 40-29.

The Bearcats (7-13) will now prepare for their outing against Gallatin County (Junction, IL). The Hawks go into the non-league outing with a 12-15 record. In their last outing, Gallatin County defeated Wayne City/Cisne (Wayne City, IL), 49-42, in a non-league outing.

The Appleknockers now hold a 7-14 record. They play next when they travel to Pope County for a non-league outing on Wednesday, February 1. Cobden will clash with a Pirates squad coming off a 47-18 non-league win over Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton (Elkville, IL). The Pirates record now stands at 18-6.