The Central/Southeastern Panthers topped the host Beardstown Tigers basketball team by a final score of 54-39 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Peoria Notre Dame Irish (Peoria, IL) in a non-league game, on Saturday, December 9. Central/Southeastern will attempt to move on its 6-0 season record. The Irish enter the game with a 8-1 record after their 92-15 league win over Centennial (Champaign, IL).

With the defeat, Beardstown moves to 8-6 on the year. The Tigers host Cuba/Spoon River Valley (Cuba, IL) to face the Wildcats in a non-league game on Monday, December 11. The Wildcats enter the game with a record of 2-4. Cuba/Spoon River Valley lost 66-41 in their recent non-league game against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg, IL)