The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL) and the visiting Staunton Bulldogs (Staunton, IL), observed Marquette Catholic's basketball team edge Staunton by a score of 40-33.

The Explorers (11-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Carrollton (Carrollton, IL). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 19-6 record. In their last challenge, Carrollton edged Liberty (Liberty, IL), 51-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Jersey Panthers (Jerseyville, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 31. Staunton will attempt to improve on its 18-4 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 13-11 record after their 58-54 non-league loss to Nokomis (Nokomis, IL).