The West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars (Winchester, IL) basketball edged the visiting Pleasant Plains Cardinals (Pleasant Plains, IL), 55-52 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 7-1 record. They play next when they host Calhoun for a bout on Tuesday, December 17. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] will play a Warriors team coming off a 53-51 non-league loss to Greenfield/Northwestern (Greenfield, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 3-1.

With the loss, Pleasant Plains falls to 2-4 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Tolono Unity (Tolono, IL) to play the Rockets in a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. The Rockets go into the bout with a record of 3-2.