The Marquette Crusaders routed the host St. Bede Bruins basketball team by a final score of 68-30 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Crusaders face the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish (Kankakee, IL) in a non-league game, on Tuesday, January 9. Marquette will attempt to move on its 10-6 season record. The Fightin' Irish enter the game with a 11-5 record after their 62-52 non-league win over St. Francis de Sales (Chicago, IL).

With the defeat, St. Bede moves to 2-12 on the year. The Bruins travel to Lowpoint-Washburn (Washburn, IL) to face the Wildcats in a Tri-County game on Tuesday, January 9. The Wildcats enter the game with a record of 12-6. Lowpoint-Washburn lost 68-63 in their recent league game against Midland (Varna, IL)