The Pekin Dragons (Pekin, IL) basketball nipped the visiting East Moline United Panthers (East Moline, IL), 48-42 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Dragons (13-7) will now prepare for their test against Metamora (Metamora, IL). The Redbirds go into the Mid-Illini test with a 21-4 record. In their last test, Metamora got by Manual (Peoria, IL), 78-56, in a non-league test.

The Panthers now own a 13-7 record. They play next when they host Dunlap for a non-league test on Monday, January 29. East Moline United will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 61-56 non-league win over Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe, IL). The Eagles record now stands at 9-12.