In Thursday's league test, the Heyworth Hornets (Heyworth, IL) basketball squad knocked off the host Ridgeview Mustangs (Colfax, IL), by a score of 47-31.

Next, the Hornets encounter the Fieldcrest Knights (Minonk, IL) in a Heart Of Illinois test, on Monday, December 16. Heyworth will attempt to improve on its 7-4 season record.

The Mustangs (4-5) will now prepare for their test against Eureka (Eureka, IL). The Hornets come into the Heart Of Illinois test with a 6-4 record. In their last test, Eureka was knocked off by Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw, IL), 59-43, in a league test.