The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Marshall Lions (Marshall, IL) and the host South Vermillion Wildcats (Clinton, IN), observed Marshall's basketball team overwhelm South Vermillion by a score of 46-9.

The Lions (6-5) will now prepare for their challenge against North Central (Farmersburg, IN). The Thunderbirds come into the non-league challenge with a 10-0 record. In their last challenge, North Central trounced White River Valley (Switz City, IN), 75-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Cloverdale Clovers (Cloverdale, IN) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 21. South Vermillion will attempt to improve on its 0-11 season record. The Clovers come into the challenge with a 0-10 record after their 64-24 league loss to Indian Creek (Trafalgar, IN).