In Thursday's non-league outing, the Nazareth Academy Roadrunners (LaGrange Park, IL) basketball squad beat the host Payton College Prep Grizzlies (Chicago, IL), by a margin of 31-18.

The Roadrunners (1-1) will now prepare for their outing against Joliet Catholic (Joliet, IL). The Hilltoppers go into the non-league outing with a 1-0 record. In their last outing, Joliet Catholic defeated Saint Viator (Arlington Heights, IL), 16-15, in a league outing.

The Grizzlies now own a 5-1 record. They play next when they host North Shore Country Day for a non-league outing on Monday, December 18. Payton College Prep will clash with a Raiders squad coming off a 26-18 non-league loss to Rickover Naval (Chicago, IL). The Raiders record now stands at 0-1.