The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Mendota Trojans (Mendota, IL) and the host Princeton Tigers (Princeton, IL), observed Mendota's basketball team edge Princeton by a score of 58-56.

The Trojans (5-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Rock Falls (Rock Falls, IL). The Rockets come into the non-league challenge with a 7-1 record. In their last challenge, Rock Falls edged Eureka (Eureka, IL), 60-53, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Mendota Trojans (Mendota, IL) in a Three Rivers - East challenge, on Friday, December 20. Princeton will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record.