The New Athens Yellow Jackets nipped the host Red Bud Musketeers basketball squad by a final score of 60-58 in Friday's non-league outing.

Next, the Yellow Jackets clash with the Marissa/Coulterville Meteors (Marissa, IL) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, December 28. New Athens will attempt to upgrade on its 9-4 season record. The Meteors enter the outing with a 3-2 record after their 76-43 league win over Lebanon (Lebanon, IL).

The Musketeers (3-8) will now prepare for their outing against Carlyle (Carlyle, IL). The Indians/Lady Indians enter the Cahokia - Illinois outing with a 10-2 record. In their last outing, Carlyle got by Roxana (Roxana, IL), 53-45, in a non-league outing.