In Saturday's non-league outing, the Benton Rangers (Benton, IL) basketball squad felled the visiting Fairfield Mules (Fairfield, IL), by a margin of 45-36.

The Rangers (11-0) will now prepare for their outing against Woodlawn (Woodlawn, IL). The Cardinals go into the non-league outing with a 4-5 record. In their last outing, Woodlawn thwarted Odin/Patoka (Odin, IL), 57-40, in a league outing.

The Mules now own a 6-5 record. They play next when they travel to Herrin for a non-league outing on Wednesday, December 27. Fairfield will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 54-34 non-league win over Gallatin County (Junction, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 7-4.