Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Peoria Notre Dame Irish (Peoria, IL) and the host Pekin Dragons (Pekin, IL), saw Peoria Notre Dame's basketball squad overcome Pekin by a tally of 48-39.

With the victory, Peoria Notre Dame improves its record to 7-6 on the campaign. The Irish travel to Moline (Moline, IL) to confront the Maroons in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 29. The Maroons come into the challenge with a record of 12-2. Moline won 54-49 in their recent non-league challenge against Normal West (Normal, IL)

Next up, the Dragons confront the Normal West Wildcats (Normal, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 29. Pekin will attempt to improve on its 7-5 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 5-9 record after their 54-49 non-league loss to Moline (Moline, IL).