Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Peoria Notre Dame Irish (Peoria, IL) and the host Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs (Mackinaw, IL), saw Peoria Notre Dame's basketball squad wallop Deer Creek-Mackinaw by a tally of 53-31.

With the victory, Peoria Notre Dame improves its record to 21-3 on the campaign. The Irish host Richwoods (Peoria, IL) to confront the Knights in a Big Twelve challenge on Thursday, February 2. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 14-11.

Next up, the Chiefs confront the Peoria Christian Chargers (Peoria, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 31. Deer Creek-Mackinaw will attempt to improve on its 24-4 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 2-10 record after their 70-50 non-league loss to Peoria Heights (Peoria Heights, IL).