The Peotone Blue Devils basketball squad (Peotone, IL), was outscored 42-24 in Thursday's league battle with the host Wilmington Wildcats (Wilmington, IL)

With the victory, Wilmington advances its record to 12-4 on the year. The Wildcats host Grant Park (Grant Park, IL) to meet the Dragons in a non-league battle on Saturday, January 11. The Dragons enter the battle with a record of 4-7. Grant Park won 27-19 in their recent league battle against Gardner-South Wilmington (Gardner, IL)

The Blue Devils now own a 3-15 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Herscher for a Illinois Central 8 battle on Monday, January 13. Peotone will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 51-36 league loss to Manteno (Manteno, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 10-7.