In Saturday's non-league test, the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish (Kankakee, IL) basketball squad knocked off the visiting St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans (St. Joseph, IL), by a count of 62-49.

With the victory, Bishop McNamara advances its record to 7-0 on the year. The Fightin' Irish host Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago, IL) to meet the in a Chicagoland Christian battle on Tuesday, December 9. The enter the battle with a record of 2-4. Chicago Hope Academy lost 81-71 in their recent non-league battle against Apple Valley (Apple Valley, MN)

The Spartans now own a 3-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Robinson for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 9. St. Joseph-Ogden will meet a Maroons squad coming off a 62-42 non-league loss to Carlisle County (Bardwell, KY). The Maroons record now stands at 3-2.