Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Newman Central Catholic Comets (Sterling, IL) and the visiting Forreston Cardinals (Forreston, IL), saw Newman Central Catholic's basketball squad overcome Forreston by a tally of 61-41.

With the victory, Newman Central Catholic improves its record to 8-6 on the campaign. The Comets travel to Riverdale (Port Byron, IL) to confront the Rams in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 28. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 10-2. Riverdale won 76-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Forreston (Forreston, IL)

Next up, the Cardinals confront the Riverdale Rams (Port Byron, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 27. Forreston will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Rams come into the test with a 9-2 record after their 70-67 non-league win over Bureau Valley (Manlius, IL).