The St. Patrick Shamrocks basketball team (Chicago, IL), was nudged 49-45 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Evanston Wildkits (Evanston, IL)

The Wildkits now possess a 17-9 record. They put it on the line next when they host De La Salle for a non-league battle on Monday, January 29. Evanston will confront a Meteors team coming off a 62-58 league win over Saint Ignatius College Prep (Chicago, IL). The Meteors record now stands at 14-8.

The Shamrocks (16-7) will now prepare for their battle against Benet Academy (Lisle, IL). The Redwings come into the East Suburban Catholic battle with a 19-3 record. In their last battle, Benet Academy edged Normal Community (Normal, IL), 61-60, in a non-league battle.