The Morrison Mustangs basketball team (Morrison, IL), was nudged 48-46 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host Milledgeville Missiles (Milledgeville, IL)

The Missiles now possess a 3-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Forreston for a Northwest Upstate Illini - South battle on Tuesday, January 2. Milledgeville will confront a Cardinals team coming off a 55-22 non-league loss to Winnebago (Winnebago, IL). The Cardinals record now stands at 1-4.

The Mustangs (2-6) will now prepare for their battle against Mercer County (Aledo, IL). The Golden Eagles come into the non-league battle with a 6-3 record. In their last battle, Mercer County edged Macomb (Macomb, IL), 47-38, in a non-league battle.