In Thursday's non-league outing, the Ellison Lions (Chicago, IL) basketball squad edged the host Clemente Wildcats (Chicago, IL), by a count of 42-41.

The Lions (5-6) will now prepare for their outing against Carver (Chicago, IL). The Challengers go into the non-league outing with a 9-4 record. In their last outing, Carver held off Little Village (Chicago, IL), 32-20, in a non-league outing.

The Wildcats now hold a 5-8 record. They play next when they travel to Little Village for a non-league outing on Friday, December 30. Clemente will clash with a Phoenix squad coming off a 32-20 non-league loss to Carver (Chicago, IL). The Phoenix record now stands at 13-2.