The Coal City Coalers (Coal City, IL) basketball crushed the visiting Reed-Custer Comets (Braidwood, IL), 68-45 in Saturday's non-league test.

Next, the Coalers play the Dwight Trojans (Dwight, IL) in a non-league bout, on Friday, January 2. Coal City will attempt to move on its 6-7 season record. The Trojans go into the bout with a 4-7 record after their 67-64 non-league win over Seneca (Seneca, IL).

With the loss, Reed-Custer falls to 6-8 on the campaign. The Comets host Serena (Serena, IL) to encounter the Huskers in a non-league test on Tuesday, January 6. The Huskers come into the test with a record of 4-5.