The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Tremont Turks (Tremont, IL) and the visiting Midwest Central Raiders (Manito, IL), observed Tremont's basketball team overwhelm Midwest Central by a score of 78-49.

The Turks (10-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Calvary (Springfield, IL). The Saints come into the non-league challenge with a 7-3 record. In their last challenge, Calvary trounced Roanoke-Benson (Roanoke, IL), 60-47, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Raiders encounter the Roanoke-Benson Rockets (Roanoke, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Midwest Central will attempt to improve on its 3-10 season record. The Rockets come into the challenge with a 4-7 record after their 60-47 non-league loss to Calvary (Springfield, IL).