In Friday's non-league outing, the Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Thornridge Falcons (Dolton, IL), by a margin of 58-29.

The Astros (7-3) will now prepare for their outing against Berwyn/Cicero Morton (Cicero, IL). The Mustangs go into the non-league outing with a 4-4 record. In their last outing, Berwyn/Cicero Morton smashed Leyden (Franklin Park, IL), 57-38, in a league outing.

The Falcons now own a 3-7 record. They play next when they travel to Willows Academy for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 19. Thornridge will clash with a Eagles squad coming off a 66-23 non-league win over Christ the King (Chicago, IL). The Eagles record now stands at 10-2.