In Saturday's non-league outing, the Eureka Hornets (Eureka, IL) basketball squad beat the visiting Pittsfield Saukees (Pittsfield, IL), by a count of 54-41.

The Hornets (6-7) will now prepare for their outing against Flanagan-Cornell (Flanagan, IL). The Falcons go into the Heart of Illinois outing with a 11-5 record. In their last outing, Flanagan-Cornell was topped by Earlville (Earlville, IL), 47-44, in a non-league outing.

The Saukees now hold a 12-3 record. They play next when they travel to Pleasant Plains for a non-league outing on Wednesday, January 3. Pittsfield will clash with a Cardinals squad coming off a 56-31 non-league win over Brooks (Chicago, IL). The Cardinals record now stands at 5-9.