Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones (Springfield, IL) and the host Rock Falls Rockets (Rock Falls, IL), saw Sacred Heart-Griffin's basketball squad overcome Rock Falls by a tally of 38-23.

With the victory, Sacred Heart-Griffin improves its record to 11-5 on the campaign. The Cyclones travel to Normal University (Normal, IL) to confront the Pioneers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 29. The Pioneers come into the challenge with a record of 4-9. Normal University won 52-50 in their recent non-league challenge against Winnebago (Winnebago, IL)

Next up, the Rockets confront the Byron Tigers (Byron, IL) in a Big Northern challenge, on Wednesday, January 4. Rock Falls will attempt to improve on its 9-8 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 13-2 record after their 53-29 non-league win over Stillman Valley (Stillman Valley, IL).