The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Seneca Fighting Irish (Seneca, IL) and the host Marquette Crusaders (Ottawa, IL), observed Seneca's basketball team edge Marquette by a score of 42-36.

The Fighting Irish (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Ottawa (Ottawa, IL). The Pirates come into the non-league challenge with a 5-2 record. In their last challenge, Ottawa was tipped by Dixon (Dixon, IL), 38-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Crusaders encounter the Polo Marcos (Polo, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 7. Marquette will attempt to improve on its 4-2 season record. The Marcos come into the challenge with a 2-2 record after their 44-36 non-league win over Oregon (Oregon, IL).