The Genoa-Kingston Cogs basketball squad (Genoa, IL), was outscored 74-65 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Hinckley-Big Rock Royals (Hinckley, IL)

With the victory, Hinckley-Big Rock advances its record to 10-4 on the year. The Royals host Earlville (Earlville, IL) to meet the Red Raiders in a Little Ten battle on Friday, January 10. The Red Raiders enter the battle with a record of 4-13. Earlville won 59-37 in their recent league battle against Hiawatha (Kirkland, IL)

The Cogs now own a 6-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rock Falls for a Big Northern battle on Wednesday, January 8. Genoa-Kingston will meet a Rockets squad coming off a 60-52 non-league loss to Princeton (Princeton, IL). The Rockets record now stands at 10-5.