In Tuesday's league outing, the Trico Pioneers (Campbell Hill, IL) basketball squad edged the visiting Christopher Bearcats (Christopher, IL), by a count of 49-45.

The Pioneers (2-12) will now prepare for their outing against Goreville (Goreville, IL). The Blackcats go into the Black Diamond - West outing with a 10-4 record. In their last outing, Goreville held off Gallatin County (Junction, IL), 72-51, in a non-league outing.

The Bearcats now hold a 2-7 record. They play next when they host Elverado for a non-league outing on Friday, January 6. Christopher will clash with a Falcons squad coming off a 58-30 non-league loss to Pope County (Golconda, IL). The Falcons record now stands at 5-7.