Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Peoria Notre Dame Irish (Peoria, IL) and the host Peoria Lions (Peoria, IL), saw Peoria Notre Dame's basketball squad overcome Peoria by a tally of 60-47.

With the victory, Peoria Notre Dame improves its record to 8-0 on the campaign. The Irish travel to Bloomington (Bloomington, IL) to play the Purple Raiders in a Big Twelve challenge on Monday, December 12. The Purple Raiders come into the challenge with a record of 1-6.

Next up, the Lions play the O'Fallon Panthers (O'Fallon, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 3. Peoria will attempt to improve on its 6-1 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 5-1 record after their 77-28 league win over Belleville West (Belleville, IL).