The Canton Little Giants (Canton, IL) basketball felled the host Liberty Eagles (Liberty, IL), 49-39 in Friday's non-league test.

The Little Giants (5-8) will now prepare for their test against Eureka (Eureka, IL). The Hornets go into the non-league test with a 4-7 record. In their last test, Eureka was beaten by Farmington (Farmington, IL), 49-39, in a non-league test.

The Eagles now own a 4-11 record. They play next when they travel to Mendon Unity for a West Central test on Tuesday, January 2. Liberty will encounter a Mustangs squad coming off a 53-39 non-league win over Bushnell-Prairie City (Bushnell, IL). The Mustangs record now stands at 10-6.