Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Highland Bulldogs (Highland, IL) and the host Mattoon Greenwave (Mattoon, IL), witnessed Highland's basketball squad nip Mattoon by a margin of 53-51.

The Bulldogs (9-5) will now prepare for their test against Lutheran North (St. Louis, MO). The Crusaders go into the non-league test with a 3-1 record. In their last test, Lutheran North got by Charleston (Charleston, IL), 72-62, in a non-league test.

The Greenwave now own a 2-12 record. They play next when they travel to Charleston for a non-league test on Friday, December 30. Mattoon will encounter a Trojans squad coming off a 72-62 non-league loss to Lutheran North (St. Louis, MO). The Trojans record now stands at 4-8.