Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hoopeston Cornjerkers (Hoopeston, IL) and the visiting Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers (Paxton, IL), saw Hoopeston's basketball squad wallop Paxton-Buckley-Loda by a tally of 56-25.

With the victory, Hoopeston improves its record to 8-6 on the campaign. The Cornjerkers travel to Monticello (Monticello, IL) to play the Sages in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 2. The Sages come into the challenge with a record of 3-8.

Next up, the Panthers play the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons (Gibson City, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 26. Paxton-Buckley-Loda will attempt to improve on its 1-11 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 9-1 record after their 46-17 non-league win over Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton, IL).