In Thursday's non-league outing, the Herrin Tigers (Herrin, IL) basketball squad edged the host Carmi-White County Bulldogs (Carmi, IL), by a count of 36-35.

The Tigers (10-4) will now prepare for their outing against Massac County (Metropolis, IL). The Patriots go into the non-league outing with a 9-4 record. In their last outing, Massac County held off Vienna (Vienna, IL), 58-51, in a non-league outing.

The Bulldogs now hold a 8-3 record. They play next when they travel to Evansville Day for a non-league outing on Wednesday, January 3. Carmi-White County will clash with a Eagles squad coming off a 46-44 non-league loss to Shenandoah (Middletown, IN). The Eagles record now stands at 4-8.