The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL) and the host Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL), observed Normal University's basketball team overwhelm Pleasant Plains by a score of 63-42.

The Pioneers (4-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Rochester (Rochester, IL). The Rockets come into the Central State Eight challenge with a 3-2 record. In their last challenge, Rochester trounced Jacksonville (Jacksonville, IL), 61-54, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars (Winchester, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 13. Pleasant Plains will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 6-1 record after their 56-48 non-league win over Pittsfield (Pittsfield, IL).