Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hillcrest Hawks (Country Club Hills, IL) and the visiting Thornwood Thunderbirds (South Holland, IL), saw Hillcrest's basketball squad hold off Thornwood by a tally of 61-60.

With the victory, Hillcrest improves its record to 5-8 on the campaign. The Hawks host Hammond Bishop Noll (Hammond, IN) to confront the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 29. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 7-3. Hammond Bishop Noll won 58-44 in their recent non-league challenge against Crete-Monee (Crete, IL)

Next up, the Thunderbirds confront the Crete-Monee Warriors (Crete, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 29. Thornwood will attempt to improve on its 7-7 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 7-8 record after their 58-44 non-league loss to Hammond Bishop Noll (Hammond, IN).