The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Batavia Bulldogs (Batavia, IL) and the host St. Charles North North Stars (St. Charles, IL), observed Batavia's basketball team edge St. Charles North by a score of 55-49.

The Bulldogs (8-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Geneva (Geneva, IL). The Vikings come into the DuKane challenge with a 20-4 record.

In their next game, the North Stars encounter the Yorkville Foxes (Yorkville, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 1. St. Charles North will attempt to improve on its 6-16 season record. The Foxes come into the challenge with a 10-11 record after their 63-46 league win over Joliet Central (Joliet, IL).