Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Mattoon Greenwave (Mattoon, IL) and the host Newton Eagles (Newton, IL), saw Mattoon's basketball squad overcome Newton by a tally of 59-47.

With the victory, Mattoon improves its record to 3-12 on the campaign. The Greenwave travel to Highland (Highland, IL) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 29. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 7-5. Highland lost 53-42 in their recent non-league challenge against Effingham (Effingham, IL)

Next up, the Eagles confront the Dixon Dukes & Duchesses (Dixon, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 30. Newton will attempt to improve on its 10-3 season record. The Dukes & Duchesses come into the challenge with a 9-5 record after their 50-28 non-league win over Belvidere (Belvidere, IL).