The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Kankakee Kays (Kankakee, IL) and the visiting Bloom Blazing Trojan (Chicago Heights, IL), observed Kankakee's basketball team edge Bloom by a margin of 55-52.

The Kays (18-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Thornwood (South Holland, IL). The Thunderbirds come into the Southland challenge with a 10-14 record. In their last challenge, Thornwood was nipped by Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL), 61-57, in a league test.

The Blazing Trojan (14-7) will now prepare for their test against Crete-Monee (Crete, IL). The Warriors come into the Southland test with a 16-9 record. In their last test, Crete-Monee was nipped by Brother Rice (Chicago, IL), 45-44, in a non-league test.