The Reed-Custer Comets topped the visiting Coal City Coalers basketball team by a final score of 55-44 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Comets face the Kewanee Boilermakers (Kewanee, IL) in a non-league game, on Saturday, January 6. Reed-Custer will attempt to move on its 6-9 season record. The Boilermakers enter the game with a 10-5 record after their 68-59 league win over Bureau Valley (Manlius, IL).

With the defeat, Coal City moves to 6-8 on the year. The Coalers travel to Seneca (Seneca, IL) to face the Fighting Irish in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 9. The Fighting Irish enter the game with a record of 12-5. Seneca won 48-38 in their recent non-league game against Eureka (Eureka, IL)