The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Limestone Rockets (Bartonville, IL) and the visiting Jacksonville Crimsons (Jacksonville, IL), observed Limestone's basketball team edge Jacksonville by a margin of 55-53.

The Rockets (5-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Taylorville (Taylorville, IL). The Tornadoes come into the non-league challenge with a 5-5 record. In their last challenge, Taylorville edged Jacksonville (Jacksonville, IL), 69-49, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Crimsons battle the Sterling Golden Warriors (Sterling, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Jacksonville will attempt to better on its 3-8 season record. The Golden Warriors come into the challenge with a 5-6 record after their 70-64 non-league win over Limestone (Bartonville, IL).