The Forreston Cardinals basketball team (Forreston, IL), was nudged 28-27 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Hiawatha Hawks (Kirkland, IL)

The Hawks now possess a 7-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Yorkville Christian for a non-league battle on Monday, December 18. Hiawatha will confront a Mustangs team coming off a 68-25 non-league win over College Prep of America (Lombard, IL). The Mustangs record now stands at 2-5.

The Cardinals (1-10) will now prepare for their battle against River Ridge/Scales Mound (Hanover, IL). The Wildcats come into the non-league battle with a 8-3 record. In their last battle, River Ridge/Scales Mound was nudged by Eastland (Lanark, IL), 53-35, in a non-league battle.