The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Pekin Panthers (Packwood, IA) and the host Hillcrest Academy Ravens (Kalona, IA), observed Pekin's basketball team knock off Hillcrest Academy by a score of 51-40.

The Panthers (11-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Highland (Riverside, IA). The Huskies come into the SEI - North challenge with a 0-10 record. In their last bout, Highland fell by Sigourney (Sigourney, IA), 77-49, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Hillcrest Academy falls to 11-2 on the campaign. The Ravens travel to Louisa-Muscatine (Letts, IA) to play the Falcons in a SEI - North bout on Friday, January 31. The Falcons go into the bout with a record of 9-9. Louisa-Muscatine won 75-51 in their recent non-league bout against Rivermont Collegiate (Bettendorf, IA)