Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Aurora Central Catholic Chargers (Aurora, IL) and the host Shepard Astros (Palos Heights, IL), saw Aurora Central Catholic's basketball squad hold off Shepard by a tally of 57-51.

With the victory, Aurora Central Catholic improves its record to 6-7 on the campaign. The Chargers travel to Illinois Math & Science Academy (Aurora, IL) to confront the Titans in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 28. The Titans come into the challenge with a record of 4-9. Illinois Math & Science Academy won 48-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Elgin (Elgin, IL)

Next up, the Astros confront the Bremen Braves (Midlothian, IL) in a South Suburban challenge, on Tuesday, January 9. Shepard will attempt to improve on its 2-9 season record. The Braves come into the challenge with a 3-12 record after their 78-60 non-league loss to Westinghouse (Chicago, IL).