The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Washington Panthers (Washington, IL) and the visiting Perspectives-IIT/Joslin Wolves (Chicago, IL), observed Washington's basketball team edge Perspectives-IIT/Joslin by a score of 62-59.

The Panthers (4-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Dunlap (Dunlap, IL). The Eagles come into the Mid-Illini challenge with a 5-7 record. In their last challenge, Dunlap edged Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL), 74-69, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Wolves encounter the Peoria Notre Dame Irish (Peoria, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Perspectives-IIT/Joslin will attempt to improve on its 6-6 season record. The Irish come into the challenge with a 3-8 record after their 53-30 non-league loss to Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago, IL).