The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Hillcrest Hawks (Country Club Hills, IL) and the host Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL), witnessed Hillcrest's basketball squad prevail over Shepard by a count of 48-38.

With the victory, Hillcrest advances its record to 1-1 on the year. The Hawks travel to Blue Island Eisenhower (Blue Island, IL) to meet the Cardinals in a non-league battle on Thursday, November 20. The Cardinals enter the battle with a record of 0-0.

The Astros now own a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Marist for a non-league battle on Thursday, November 20. Shepard will meet a RedHawks squad coming off a 60-8 non-league win over Blue Island Eisenhower (Blue Island, IL). The RedHawks record now stands at 2-0.