Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Arcola Purple Riders (Arcola, IL) and the host Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders (Arthur, IL), saw Arcola's basketball squad wallop Arthur-Okaw Christian by a tally of 60-38.

With the victory, Arcola improves its record to 6-3 on the campaign. The Purple Riders host Tuscola (Tuscola, IL) to confront the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 19. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 9-0. Tuscola won 87-34 in their recent non-league challenge against Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] (Kansas, IL)

Next up, the Conquering Riders confront the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights (Arthur, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 18. Arthur-Okaw Christian will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 0-9 record after their 80-45 non-league loss to Meridian (Macon, IL).