The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Pawnee/Calvary/Lutheran (Pawnee, IL) and the host North Greene Spartans (White Hall, IL), observed Pawnee/Calvary/Lutheran's basketball team knock off North Greene by a score of 41-24.

The (5-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Nokomis (Nokomis, IL). The Redskins come into the MSM challenge with a 9-1 record. In their last challenge, Nokomis prevailed over Central A & M (Moweaqua, IL), 49-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Calhoun/Brussels Warriors (Hardin, IL) in a Western Illinois Valley challenge, on Monday, December 16. North Greene will attempt to improve on its 3-7 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 2-0 record after their 48-36 non-league win over Jersey (Jerseyville, IL).