The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Marist RedHawks (Chicago, IL) and the host Thornwood Thunderbirds (South Holland, IL), observed Marist's basketball team overwhelm Thornwood by a score of 71-10.

The RedHawks (8-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Romeoville (Romeoville, IL). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 2-4 record. In their last challenge, Romeoville was routed by Joliet Central (Joliet, IL), 53-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Thunderbirds encounter the Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves (Lansing, IL) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, December 14. Thornwood will attempt to advance on its 0-14 season record. The Red Wolves enter the battle with a 8-2 record after their 71-29 league win over Blue Island Eisenhower (Blue Island, IL).