The St. Bede Bruins basketball team (Peru, IL), was nudged 46-41 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Woodland Warriors (Streator, IL)

The Warriors now possess a 4-11 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Putnam County for a Tri-County battle on Friday, January 6. Woodland will confront a Panthers team coming off a 46-35 non-league win over Woodland (Streator, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 13-4.

The Bruins (3-9) will now prepare for their battle against Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL). The Comets come into the Three Rivers - East battle with a 11-3 record. In their last battle, Newman Central Catholic edged Riverdale (Port Byron, IL), 52-51, in a non-league battle.