The Highland Park Giants (Highland Park, IL) basketball nipped the host Ridgewood Rebels (Norridge, IL), 42-40 in Wednesday's non-league test.

The Giants (2-1) will now prepare for their test against Leyden (Franklin Park, IL). The Eagles go into the non-league test with a 2-1 record. In their last test, Leyden got by Maine East (Park Ridge, IL), 74-63, in a league test.

The Rebels now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they host Maine East for a non-league test on Saturday, November 25. Ridgewood will encounter a Blue Demons squad coming off a 74-63 league loss to Leyden (Franklin Park, IL). The Blue Demons record now stands at 1-2.