The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Galena Pirates (Galena, IL) and the visiting Durand Bulldogs (Durand, IL), observed Galena's basketball team overwhelm Durand by a score of 52-27.

The Pirates (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Rockford Christian (Rockford, IL). The Royal Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Rockford Christian trounced Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL), 46-45, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Warren Warriors (Warren, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 9. Durand will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 39-35 non-league loss to Milledgeville (Milledgeville, IL).