The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Manteno Panthers (Manteno, IL) and the host Peotone Blue Devils (Peotone, IL), observed Manteno's basketball team overcome Peotone by a margin of 55-46.

The Panthers (2-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Wilmington (Wilmington, IL). The Wildcats come into the Illinois Central 8 challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Wilmington defeated Reed-Custer (Braidwood, IL), 43-35, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Blue Devils battle the Coal City Coalers (Coal City, IL) in a Illinois Central 8 challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Peotone will attempt to better on its 2-4 season record. The Coalers come into the challenge with a 4-1 record after their 63-44 league win over Lisle (Lisle, IL).