St. Bede Bruins (Peru, IL) supporters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad nudge the host Bureau Valley Storm (Manlius, IL), 59-57 in a non-league match.

With the victory, St. Bede advances its record to 5-3 on the year. The Bruins travel to Galva (Galva, IL) to face the Wildcats in a non-league match on Saturday, December 13. The Wildcats enter the match with a record of 4-3. Galva lost 72-69 in their recent non-league match against Kewanee (Kewanee, IL)

The Storm now own a 0-6 record. They play next when they travel to Putnam County for a non-league game on Saturday, December 13. Bureau Valley will confront a Panthers team coming off a 40-23 non-league loss to Hall (Spring Valley, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 1-8.