In Friday's non-league outing, the Benton Rangers (Benton, IL) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Hardin County Cougars (Elizabethtown, IL), by a count of 69-25.

The Rangers (4-0) will now prepare for their outing against Goreville (Goreville, IL). The Blackcats go into the non-league outing with a 3-1 record. In their last outing, Goreville smashed Johnston City (Johnston City, IL), 54-49, in a non-league outing.

The Cougars now hold a 1-4 record. They play next when they host Hamilton County for a non-league outing on Saturday, December 3. Hardin County will clash with a Foxes team coming off a 54-50 non-league loss to Anna-Jonesboro (Anna, IL). The Foxes record now stands at 1-3.