The Oakwood Comets ran past the host Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers basketball team by a final score of 61-48 in Wednesday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Comets face the Hoopeston Cornjerkers (Hoopeston, IL) in a Vermilion Valley game, on Tuesday, January 3. Oakwood will attempt to move on its 11-5 season record. The Cornjerkers enter the game with a 8-7 record after their 69-33 non-league win over Fisher (Fisher, IL).

With the defeat, Paxton-Buckley-Loda moves to 2-11 on the year. The Panthers travel to Iroquois West (Gilman, IL) to face the Raiders in a non-league game on Wednesday, January 4. The Raiders enter the game with a record of 9-3. Iroquois West won 54-38 in their recent league game against Georgetown-Ridge Farm (Georgetown, IL)