The Stevenson Patriots (Lincolnshire, IL) basketball knocked off the visiting Lake Zurich Bears (Lake Zurich, IL), 72-64 in Wednesday's league test.

The Patriots (4-2) will now prepare for their test against Warren Township (Gurnee, IL). The Blue Devils go into the North Suburban test with a 7-1 record. In their last test, Warren Township notched a victory over Libertyville (Libertyville, IL), 76-41, in a league test.

The Bears now own a 4-3 record. They play next when they travel to Zion-Benton for a North Suburban test on Saturday, December 9. Lake Zurich will encounter a Zee-Bees squad coming off a 54-41 league loss to Mundelein (Mundelein, IL). The Zee-Bees record now stands at 2-5.