Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Herrin Tigers (Herrin, IL) and the visiting Christopher Bearcats (Christopher, IL), saw Herrin's basketball squad overcome Christopher by a tally of 51-38.

With the victory, Herrin improves its record to 6-3 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Murphysboro (Murphysboro, IL) to confront the Red Devils in a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio challenge on Tuesday, December 5. The Red Devils come into the challenge with a record of 0-6. Murphysboro lost 81-16 in their recent non-league challenge against Mt. Carmel (Mt. Carmel, IL)

Next up, the Bearcats confront the Cobden Appleknockers (Cobden, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 4. Christopher will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Appleknockers come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 50-33 non-league loss to Sesser-Valier/Waltonville (Sesser, IL).