The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hoffman Estates Hawks (Hoffman Estates, IL) and the host Round Lake Panthers (Round Lake, IL), observed Hoffman Estates's basketball team overwhelm Round Lake by a score of 81-27.

The Hawks (9-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Niles West (Skokie, IL). The Wolves come into the non-league challenge with a 4-7 record.

In their next game, the Panthers encounter the Northside Mustangs (Chicago, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Round Lake will attempt to improve on its 0-8 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 5-8 record after their 56-46 non-league loss to Providence Catholic (New Lenox, IL).