The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans (Woodhull, IL) and the visiting Mercer County Golden Eagles (Aledo, IL), observed Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]'s basketball team knock off Mercer County by a score of 57-43.

The Spartans (3-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Orion (Orion, IL). The Chargers come into the non-league challenge with a 5-1 record. In their last challenge, Orion prevailed over Monmouth United (Monmouth, IL), 58-46, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Golden Eagles encounter the Biggsville West Central Heat (Biggsville, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Mercer County will attempt to improve on its 4-2 season record.