The Forreston Cardinals basketball squad (Forreston, IL), was nudged 63-57 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Lena-Winslow Panthers (Lena, IL)

With the victory, Lena-Winslow advances its record to 9-2 on the year. The Panthers travel to Galena (Galena, IL) to meet the Pirates in a non-league battle on Monday, December 30. The Pirates enter the battle with a record of 9-6. Galena won 46-43 in their recent non-league battle against Orion (Orion, IL)

The Cardinals now own a 7-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Kewanee for a non-league battle on Monday, December 30. Forreston will meet a Boilermakers squad coming off a 57-55 non-league loss to Orion (Orion, IL). The Boilermakers record now stands at 7-6.