Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish (Kankakee, IL) and the host St. Anne Cardinals (St. Anne, IL), saw Bishop McNamara's basketball squad hold off St. Anne by a tally of 59-55.

With the victory, Bishop McNamara improves its record to 8-2 on the campaign. The Fightin' Irish host Herscher (Herscher, IL) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 21. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 1-9. Herscher lost 43-41 in their recent league challenge against Coal City (Coal City, IL)

Next up, the Cardinals confront the Illinois Lutheran Chargers (Crete, IL) in a River Valley challenge, on Thursday, December 21. St. Anne will attempt to improve on its 6-8 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 2-10 record after their 66-31 non-league win over Tri-Point (Cullom, IL).