The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Central A & M Raiders (Moweaqua, IL) and the visiting Maroa-Forsyth Trojans (Maroa, IL), observed Central A & M's basketball team edge Maroa-Forsyth by a score of 54-48.

The Raiders (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg, IL). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 8-0 record. In their last challenge, Warrensburg-Latham edged Meridian (Macon, IL), 76-51, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans encounter the Meridian Hawks (Macon, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 13. Maroa-Forsyth will attempt to improve on its 2-1 season record. The Hawks come into the challenge with a 2-6 record after their 76-51 non-league loss to Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg, IL).