The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Heyworth Hornets (Heyworth, IL) and the visiting Eureka Hornets (Eureka, IL), observed Heyworth's basketball team knock off Eureka by a score of 69-51.

The Hornets (10-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Flanagan-Cornell (Flanagan, IL). The Falcons come into the Heart of Illinois challenge with a 13-9 record. In their last challenge, Flanagan-Cornell was knocked off by Tri-Valley (Downs, IL), 62-50, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Tremont Turks (Tremont, IL) in a Heart of Illinois challenge, on Friday, January 31. Eureka will attempt to improve on its 11-12 season record. The Turks come into the challenge with a 20-3 record after their 46-44 league win over LeRoy (LeRoy, IL).