The New Athens Yellow Jackets were victorious over the host Marissa/Coulterville Meteors basketball squad by a final score of 68-56 in Saturday's non-league outing.

Next, the Yellow Jackets clash with the Valmeyer Pirates (Valmeyer, IL) in a Cahokia - Kaskaskia outing, on Friday, January 3. New Athens will attempt to upgrade on its 9-4 season record. The Pirates enter the outing with a 2-2 record after their 66-63 non-league win over Southwestern (Piasa, IL).

The Meteors (3-3) will now prepare for their outing against Sparta (Sparta, IL). The Bulldogs enter the non-league outing with a 8-3 record. In their last outing, Sparta ran past Ste. Genevieve (Ste. Genevieve, MO), 80-67, in a non-league outing.