The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Mather Rangers (Chicago, IL) and the visiting Chicago Mathematics & Science (Chicago, IL), observed Mather's basketball team overcome Chicago Mathematics & Science by a margin of 61-42.

The Rangers (4-5) will now prepare for their challenge against North Chicago (North Chicago, IL). The Warhawks come into the non-league challenge with a 2-7 record. In their last challenge, North Chicago dropped by Waukegan (Waukegan, IL), 86-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the battle the Chicago Academy Cougars (Chicago, IL) in a Chicago Public - White North challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Chicago Mathematics & Science will attempt to better on its 1-6 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 1-6 record after their 65-25 league loss to Lake View (Chicago, IL).