In Wednesday's non-league outing, the Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers (Mt. Pulaski, IL) basketball squad edged the visiting Heyworth Hornets (Heyworth, IL), by a margin of 43-38.

The Hilltoppers (7-4) will now prepare for their outing against Meridian (Macon, IL). The Hawks go into the non-league outing with a 4-7 record. In their last outing, Meridian was tipped by Clinton (Clinton, IL), 56-44, in a league outing.

The Hornets now own a 3-9 record. They play next when they host Brimfield for a non-league outing on Monday, December 18. Heyworth will clash with a Indians squad coming off a 41-31 non-league loss to Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw, IL). The Indians record now stands at 6-4.