In Thursday's non-league match, the visiting West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars basketball team scored a tight 64-59 triumph over the Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia Trojans.

In their next game, the Cougars meet the Pleasant Hill Wolves (Pleasant Hill, IL) in a Western Illinois Valley match, on Tuesday, January 3. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] will attempt to move on its 11-4 season record. The Wolves enter the match with a 1-7 record after their 57-29 non-league loss to Astoria/VIT (Astoria, IL).

With the defeat, Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia moves to 6-5 on the year. The Trojans travel to Illinois School for the Deaf (Jacksonville, IL) to meet the Tigers in a non-league match on Wednesday, January 4. The Tigers enter the match with a record of 0-4. Illinois School for the Deaf lost 68-52 in their recent non-league match against Greenview (Greenview, IL)