The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the East Dubuque Warriors (East Dubuque, IL) and the visiting West Carroll Thunder (Savanna, IL), observed East Dubuque's basketball team overwhelm West Carroll by a margin of 66-43.

The Warriors (17-7) will now prepare for their challenge against River Ridge (Hanover, IL). The Wildcats come into the Northwest Upstate Illini - West bout with a 10-13 record. In their last bout, River Ridge crushed Galena (Galena, IL), 52-47, in a league bout.

With the loss, West Carroll falls to 5-17 on the campaign. The Thunder travel to Christian Life (Rockford, IL) to play the Eagles in a non-league bout on Monday, February 3. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 11-8. Christian Life lost 59-44 in their recent non-league bout against Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock, IL)