The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Nokomis Redskins (Nokomis, IL) and the visiting Meridian Hawks (Macon, IL), observed Nokomis's basketball team edge Meridian by a score of 60-53.

The Redskins (12-14) will now prepare for their challenge against Lincolnwood (Raymond, IL). The Lancers come into the challenge with a 12-8 record. In their last challenge, Lincolnwood edged Pawnee (Pawnee, IL), 49-47, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hawks encounter the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals (Warrensburg, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 3. Meridian will attempt to improve on its 8-14 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 19-4 record after their 76-36 league win over Meridian (Macon, IL).