The Eastland Cougars tipped the visiting Forreston Cardinals basketball team by a final score of 56-50 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Galena Pirates (Galena, IL) in a non-league game, on Friday, December 30. Eastland will attempt to move on its 4-6 season record. The Pirates enter the game with a 8-5 record after their 48-42 non-league win over Byron (Byron, IL).

With the defeat, Forreston moves to 4-9 on the year. The Cardinals travel to Milledgeville (Milledgeville, IL) to face the Missiles in a Northwest Upstate Illini - South game on Tuesday, January 3. The Missiles enter the game with a record of 6-7. Milledgeville won 47-45 in their recent non-league game against River Ridge (Hanover, IL)