In Friday's league match, the visiting Streator Bulldogs basketball team scored a good 51-43 triumph over the Manteno Panthers.

In their next game, the Bulldogs meet the Pontiac Indians (Pontiac, IL) in a non-league match, on Saturday, December 16. Streator will attempt to better on its 7-2 season record. The Indians enter the match with a 5-4 record after their 63-50 non-league loss to Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL).

With the defeat, Manteno moves to 7-4 on the year. The Panthers travel to Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton, IL) to meet the Panthers in a non-league match on Saturday, December 16. The Panthers enter the match with a record of 2-6. Paxton-Buckley-Loda lost 37-33 in their recent non-league match against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City, IL)