The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Central A & M Raiders (Moweaqua, IL) and the visiting Sangamon Valley/Tri-City Storm (Niantic, IL), observed Central A & M's basketball team knock off Sangamon Valley/Tri-City by a score of 49-29.

The Raiders (3-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Litchfield (Litchfield, IL). The Purple Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 4-10 record. In their last challenge, Litchfield dropped by Pana (Pana, IL), 52-19, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Storm battle the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans (Maroa, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 6. Sangamon Valley/Tri-City will attempt to improve on its 1-10 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 12-1 record after their 62-33 non-league win over Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg, IL).