The Ashton-Franklin Center Raiders basketball team (Ashton, IL), dropped 45-32 in Wednesday's league battle with the visiting Forreston Cardinals (Forreston, IL)

The Cardinals now sport a 9-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Polo for a Northwest Upstate Illini - South battle on Friday, January 6. Forreston will battle a Marcos team coming off a 50-37 league loss to Amboy (Amboy, IL). The Marcos record now stands at 7-9.

The Raiders (7-10) will now prepare for their battle against Hiawatha (Kirkland, IL). The Hawks come into the non-league battle with a 4-11 record. In their last battle, Hiawatha dropped by Serena (Serena, IL), 45-7, in a league battle.