The Prairie Central Hawks basketball squad (Fairbury, IL), was outscored 60-50 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL)

With the victory, Normal University advances its record to 6-3 on the year. The Pioneers host St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL) to meet the Spartans in a non-league battle on Friday, December 20. The Spartans enter the battle with a record of 4-2. St. Joseph-Ogden lost 45-44 in their recent non-league battle against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin (Bismarck, IL)

The Hawks now own a 4-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Pontiac for a Illini Prairie battle on Friday, December 20. Prairie Central will meet a Indians squad coming off a 50-45 non-league win over LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle, IL). The Indians record now stands at 3-6.