El Paso-Gridley Titans (El Paso, IL) backers were in high spirits Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Providence-St. Mel Knights (Chicago, IL), 72-28 in a non-league game.

In their next game, the Titans face the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish (Kankakee, IL) in a non-league game, on Thursday, December 28. El Paso-Gridley will attempt to move on its 9-2 season record. The Fightin' Irish enter the game with a 10-2 record after their 50-48 non-league win over Lutheran (Rockford, IL).

With the defeat, Providence-St. Mel moves to 3-6 on the year. The Knights travel to Lutheran (Rockford, IL) to face the Crusaders in a non-league game on Thursday, December 28. The Crusaders enter the game with a record of 9-4. Lutheran lost 50-48 in their recent non-league game against Bishop McNamara (Kankakee, IL)