The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the DeKalb Barbs (DeKalb, IL) and the visiting Naperville Central Redhawks (Naperville, IL), observed DeKalb's basketball team knock off Naperville Central by a score of 59-42.

The Barbs (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Francis (Wheaton, IL). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 3-1 record. In their last challenge, St. Francis prevailed over Leo (Chicago, IL), 47-33, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Redhawks encounter the Naperville North Huskies (Naperville, IL) in a challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Naperville Central will attempt to improve on its 7-2 season record. The Huskies come into the challenge with a 10-1 record after their 53-37 non-league win over Evergreen Park (Evergreen Park, IL).