Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Thornridge Falcons (Dolton, IL) and the host Thornwood Thunderbirds (South Holland, IL), saw Thornridge's basketball squad hold off Thornwood by a tally of 40-37.

With the victory, Thornridge improves its record to 13-6 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to Perspectives Leadership/Technology (Chicago, IL) to encounter the Warriors in a non-league test on Friday, January 5. The Warriors go into the test with a record of 10-3. Perspectives Leadership/Technology won 44-27 in their recent non-league test against Brooks (Chicago, IL)

The Thunderbirds now own a 1-3 record. They play next when they travel to Kankakee for a non-league test on Saturday, January 13. Thornwood will encounter a Kays squad coming off a 59-41 non-league loss to Perspectives Leadership/Technology (Chicago, IL). The Kays record now stands at 0-4.