The Marian Catholic Spartans (Chicago Heights, IL) basketball were winner over the host Von Steuben Panthers (Chicago, IL), 56-39 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Spartans now possess a 9-3 record. They play next when they travel to Central for a non-league bout on Thursday, December 26. Marian Catholic will play a Rockets team coming off a 59-43 league win over Hampshire (Hampshire, IL). The Rockets record now stands at 7-3.

With the loss, Von Steuben falls to 4-3 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Kankakee (Kankakee, IL) to play the Kays in a non-league bout on Thursday, December 26. The Kays go into the bout with a record of 7-1. Kankakee won 72-52 in their recent non-league bout against Webster Groves (Webster Groves, MO)