The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Eastland Cougars (Lanark, IL) and the visiting Amboy Clippers (Amboy, IL), observed Eastland's basketball team overwhelm Amboy by a score of 56-21.

The Cougars (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Dakota (Dakota, IL). The Indians come into the non-league challenge with a 4-0 record. In their last challenge, Dakota trounced Stockton (Stockton, IL), 61-29, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Clippers clash with the Hinckley-Big Rock Royals (Hinckley, IL) in a non-league test, on Tuesday, December 3. Amboy will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Royals come into the test with a 0-1 record after their 74-60 non-league loss to Winnebago (Winnebago, IL).