The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Benton Rangers (Benton, IL) and the visiting Carmi-White County Bulldogs (Carmi, IL), observed Benton's basketball team overwhelm Carmi-White County by a score of 67-38.

The Rangers (9-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Nashville (Nashville, IL). The Hornets come into the Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi challenge with a 8-2 record.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Eldorado Eagles (Eldorado, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 26. Carmi-White County will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 3-7 record after their 60-55 league loss to Hamilton County (McLeansboro, IL).