The Racine Horlick Rebels (Racine, WI) basketball edged the visiting Catholic Central Hilltoppers (Burlington, WI), 71-68 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Rebels now possess a 1-8 record. They play next when they host Kenosha Tremper for a Southeast bout on Tuesday, January 7. Racine Horlick will play a Trojans team coming off a 75-56 non-league loss to Hamilton/Audubon (Milwaukee, WI). The Trojans record now stands at 5-3.

With the loss, Catholic Central falls to 1-7 on the campaign. The Hilltoppers travel to Racine Lutheran (Racine, WI) to play the Crusaders in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. The Crusaders go into the bout with a record of 8-0. Racine Lutheran won 74-51 in their recent league bout against St. Thomas More (Milwaukee, WI)