The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Herrin Tigers (Herrin, IL) and the host Harrisburg Bulldogs (Harrisburg, IL), observed Herrin's basketball team knock off Harrisburg by a score of 59-41.

The Tigers (13-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Carterville (Carterville, IL). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 4-4 record.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Carterville Lions (Carterville, IL) in a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio challenge, on Friday, January 3. Harrisburg will attempt to improve on its 8-4 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 61-50 non-league loss to Herrin (Herrin, IL).