The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Ridgewood Rebels (Norridge, IL) and the visiting West Chicago Wildcats (West Chicago, IL), observed Ridgewood's basketball team knock off West Chicago by a score of 54-42.

The Rebels (4-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside, IL). The Bulldogs come into the Upstate Eight challenge with a 3-3 record. In their last challenge, Riverside-Brookfield was knocked off by Perspectives Leadership/Technology (Chicago, IL), 73-54, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Wildcats encounter the Glenbard North Panthers (Carol Stream, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 7. West Chicago will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 2-1 record after their 55-40 non-league loss to Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, IL).