The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL) and the host Roxana Shells (Roxana, IL), observed Marquette Catholic's basketball team overwhelm Roxana by a score of 82-23.

The Explorers (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Carrollton (Carrollton, IL). The Hawks come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record.

In their next game, the Shells battle the Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. Roxana will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Piasa Birds come into the challenge with a 0-4 record after their 50-48 non-league loss to Carrollton (Carrollton, IL).