The Vernon Hills Cougars basketball squad (Vernon Hills, IL), was nudged 58-53 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Northridge Knights (Niles, IL)

With the victory, Northridge advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Knights host Schurz (Chicago, IL) to meet the Bulldogs in a non-league battle on Wednesday, November 27. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a record of 1-0. Schurz won 74-48 in their recent non-league battle against South Shore International (Chicago, IL)

The Cougars now own a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host South Shore International for a non-league battle on Saturday, November 30. Vernon Hills will meet a Tars squad coming off a 59-36 non-league loss to Wheeling (Wheeling, IL). The Tars record now stands at 0-2.