The St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans basketball squad (St. Joseph, IL), was outscored 41-29 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish (Kankakee, IL)

With the victory, Bishop McNamara advances its record to 10-4 on the year. The Fightin' Irish travel to Eureka (Eureka, IL) to meet the Hornets in a non-league battle on Friday, December 27. The Hornets enter the battle with a record of 11-4. Eureka won 49-26 in their recent non-league battle against Normal University (Normal, IL)

The Spartans now own a 5-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Lutheran for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 28. St. Joseph-Ogden will meet a Crusaders squad coming off a 51-26 non-league win over Rock Falls (Rock Falls, IL). The Crusaders record now stands at 10-4.