The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Niles West Wolves (Skokie, IL) and the visiting Leyden Eagles (Franklin Park, IL), observed Niles West's basketball team edge Leyden by a score of 2-0.

The Wolves (5-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Hoffman Estates (Hoffman Estates, IL). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 9-3 record. In their last challenge, Hoffman Estates edged Round Lake (Round Lake, IL), 81-27, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Round Lake Panthers (Round Lake, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Leyden will attempt to improve on its 5-6 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 0-7 record after their 70-26 non-league loss to Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock, IL).