The Bloomington Central Catholic Saints basketball squad (Bloomington, IL), was nudged 47-45 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting El Paso-Gridley Titans (El Paso, IL)

With the victory, El Paso-Gridley advances its record to 9-2 on the year. The Titans travel to St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL) to meet the Spartans in a non-league battle on Saturday, December 28. The Spartans enter the battle with a record of 7-3. St. Joseph-Ogden won 44-42 in their recent non-league battle against Tri-Valley (Downs, IL)

The Saints now own a 5-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Tri-Valley for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 28. Bloomington Central Catholic will meet a Vikings squad coming off a 44-42 non-league loss to St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL). The Vikings record now stands at 10-2.