The Manteno Panthers basketball squad (Manteno, IL), was nudged 55-52 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Peotone Blue Devils (Peotone, IL)

With the victory, Peotone advances its record to 1-3 on the year. The Blue Devils travel to Coal City (Coal City, IL) to meet the Coalers in a non-league battle on Saturday, November 30. The Coalers enter the battle with a record of 1-1. Coal City lost 56-43 in their recent non-league battle against Timothy Christian (Elmhurst, IL)

The Panthers now own a 0-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Gardner-South Wilmington for a non-league battle on Saturday, November 30. Manteno will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 63-50 non-league loss to Morris (Morris, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 0-2.