The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the North Lawndale Phoenix (Chicago, IL) and the visiting Fieldcrest Knights (Minonk, IL), observed North Lawndale's basketball team edge Fieldcrest by a score of 42-40.

The Phoenix (7-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Normal University (Normal, IL). The Pioneers come into the non-league challenge with a 8-4 record. In their last challenge, Normal University edged Lutheran (Rockford, IL), 57-55, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights encounter the Lutheran Crusaders (Rockford, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Fieldcrest will attempt to improve on its 9-1 season record. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a 5-7 record after their 59-39 non-league loss to East Dubuque (East Dubuque, IL).