Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Grace Christian Academy Crusaders (Kankakee, IL) and the visiting Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers (Gardner, IL), saw Grace Christian Academy's basketball squad hold off Gardner-South Wilmington by a tally of 37-36.

With the victory, Grace Christian Academy improves its record to 1-2 on the campaign. The Crusaders travel to Grant Park (Grant Park, IL) to play the Dragons in a River Valley challenge on Friday, December 2. The Dragons come into the challenge with a record of 2-5. Grant Park won 33-13 in their recent league challenge against Beecher (Beecher, IL)

Next up, the Panthers play the Illinois Lutheran Chargers (Crete, IL) in a River Valley challenge, on Monday, December 5. Gardner-South Wilmington will attempt to improve on its 1-7 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 2-6 record after their 38-17 league loss to Momence (Momence, IL).