The Alleman Pioneers (Rock Island, IL) basketball crushed the host Rockridge Rockets (Taylor Ridge, IL), 45-24 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Pioneers now possess a 18-7 record. They play next when they travel to Rock Island for a Western Big 6 bout on Thursday, January 30. Alleman will play a Rocks team coming off a 71-52 non-league win over Kewanee (Kewanee, IL). The Rocks record now stands at 11-12.

With the loss, Rockridge falls to 11-15 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Mercer County (Aledo, IL) to play the Golden Eagles in a Three Rivers - West bout on Thursday, January 30. The Golden Eagles go into the bout with a record of 12-14. Mercer County lost 51-46 in their recent non-league bout against Monmouth United (Monmouth, IL)