The Edwards County Lions (Albion, IL) basketball were winner over the host Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals (Norris City, IL), 54-39 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Lions now possess a 12-4 record. They play next when they host Hamilton County for a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. Edwards County will play a Foxes team coming off a 70-53 non-league loss to Anna-Jonesboro (Anna, IL). The Foxes record now stands at 9-2.

With the loss, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield falls to 3-10 on the campaign. The Fighting cardinals travel to Thompsonville (Thompsonville, IL) to play the in a Greater Egyptian bout on Tuesday, January 7. The go into the bout with a record of 5-7. Thompsonville lost 72-60 in their recent non-league bout against North Clay/Clay City (Louisville, IL)