The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Stillman Valley Cardinals (Stillman Valley, IL) and the host Byron Tigers (Byron, IL), observed Stillman Valley's basketball team edge Byron by a score of 45-40.

The Cardinals (15-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Marengo (Marengo, IL). The Indians come into the non-league challenge with a 8-4 record. In their last challenge, Marengo edged Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake, IL), 49-18, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Hononegah Indians (Rockton, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 4. Byron will attempt to improve on its 13-1 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 9-7 record after their 36-30 non-league loss to Lake Park (Roselle, IL).