The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the St. Bede Bruins (Peru, IL) and the host Earlville Red Raiders (Earlville, IL), observed St. Bede's basketball team knock off Earlville by a score of 61-42.

The Bruins (2-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Lowpoint-Washburn (Washburn, IL). The Wildcats come into the Tri-County challenge with a 2-1 record. In their last challenge, Lowpoint-Washburn prevailed over Donovan (Donovan, IL), 58-32, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Red Raiders encounter the Indian Creek Timberwolves (Shabbona, IL) in a Little Ten challenge, on Friday, December 6. Earlville will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Timberwolves come into the challenge with a 6-0 record after their 44-30 non-league win over Aurora Central Catholic (Aurora, IL).