The Polo Marcos basketball squad (Polo, IL), was crushed 65-31 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Newman Central Catholic Comets (Sterling, IL)

With the victory, Newman Central Catholic advances its record to 5-6 on the year. The Comets travel to Stark County (Toulon, IL) to meet the Rebels in a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. The Rebels enter the battle with a record of 2-5. Stark County lost 43-31 in their recent non-league battle against Midland (Varna, IL)

The Marcos now own a 3-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lowpoint-Washburn for a non-league battle on Thursday, December 26. Polo will meet a Wildcats squad coming off a 51-38 league win over Putnam County (Granville, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 5-5.