The Lakes Eagles basketball team (Lake Villa, IL), was nudged 56-53 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Vernon Hills Cougars (Vernon Hills, IL)

The Cougars now possess a 4-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Niles West for a Central Suburban - North battle on Friday, December 1. Vernon Hills will confront a Wolves team coming off a 58-53 non-league win over Mundelein (Mundelein, IL). The Wolves record now stands at 3-2.

The Eagles (1-4) will now prepare for their battle against Lake Forest (Lake Forest, IL). The Scouts come into the non-league battle with a 3-1 record. In their last battle, Lake Forest was nudged by New Trier (Winnetka, IL), 47-44, in a non-league battle.