The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Columbia Eagles (Columbia, IL) and the host Roxana Shells (Roxana, IL), observed Columbia's basketball team overcome Roxana by a margin of 64-51.

The Eagles (8-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Breese Central (Breese, IL). The Cougars come into the Cahokia - Mississippi challenge with a 6-3 record. In their last challenge, Breese Central defeated Centralia (Centralia, IL), 58-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Shells battle the East Alton-Wood River Oilers (Wood River, IL) in a Cahokia - Mississippi challenge, on Friday, December 20. Roxana will attempt to better on its 4-5 season record. The Oilers come into the challenge with a 1-9 record after their 81-48 non-league loss to Red Bud (Red Bud, IL).