The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Eastland Cougars (Lanark, IL) and the host Forreston Cardinals (Forreston, IL), observed Eastland's basketball team overcome Forreston by a score of 60-45.

The Cougars (11-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Polo (Polo, IL). The Marcos come into the Northwest Upstate Illini - South challenge with a 4-7 record.

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the Polo Marcos (Polo, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Forreston will attempt to improve on its 9-6 season record. The Marcos come into the challenge with a 4-7 record after their 62-47 non-league win over Leland (Leland, IL).