In Thursday's non-league outing, the Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL) basketball squad tipped the host College Prep of America Thunder (Lombard, IL), by a final score of 57-54.

In their next game, the Astros meet the Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves (Lansing, IL) in a South Suburban match, on Friday, December 1. Shepard will attempt to move on its 1-4 season record. The Red Wolves enter the match with a 1-3 record after their 64-28 non-league win over Chicago Military Academy (Chicago, IL).

With the defeat, College Prep of America moves to 0-6 on the year. The Thunder travel to Yorkville Christian (Yorkville, IL) to meet the Mustangs in a non-league match on Saturday, December 2. The Mustangs enter the match with a record of 2-4. Yorkville Christian lost 88-67 in their recent non-league match against Westmont (Westmont, IL)