The Stillman Valley Cardinals (Stillman Valley, IL) basketball knocked off the host Rockford Christian Royal Lions (Rockford, IL), 63-52 in Thursday's league contest.

The Cardinals now sport a 13-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Rockford East for a non-league contest on Wednesday, December 27. Stillman Valley will meet a E-Rabs team coming off a 56-36 league loss to Belvidere North (Belvidere, IL). The E-Rabs record now stands at 2-9.

The Royal Lions (2-7) will now prepare for their contest against Jefferson (Rockford, IL). The J-Hawks enter the non-league contest with a 5-8 record. In their last contest, Jefferson was defeated by Boylan Catholic (Rockford, IL), 48-38, in a league contest.