In Thursday's non-league test, the Tri-Valley Vikings (Downs, IL) basketball squad defeated the host Prairie Central Hawks (Fairbury, IL), by a final score of 55-42.

Next, the Vikings clash with the Olympia Spartans (Stanford, IL) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, December 13. Tri-Valley will attempt to move on its 1-0 season record. The Spartans go into the bout with a 0-1 record after their 29-28 non-league loss to Clinton (Clinton, IL).

With the loss, Prairie Central falls to 1-1 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to LeRoy (LeRoy, IL) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Friday, December 5. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 0-0.