The Herscher Tigers (Herscher, IL) basketball knocked off the host Reed-Custer Comets (Braidwood, IL), 42-28 in Monday's league test.

The Tigers (16-4) will now prepare for their test against Lisle (Lisle, IL). The Lions go into the Illinois Central 8 test with a 6-15 record. In their last test, Lisle notched a victory over Streator (Streator, IL), 52-32, in a league test.

The Comets now own a 10-11 record. They play next when they travel to Manteno for a Illinois Central 8 test on Thursday, January 12. Reed-Custer will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 44-41 non-league win over Grace Christian Academy (Kankakee, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 11-7.