In Friday's non-league outing, the Washington Panthers (Washington, IL) basketball squad beat the host Pekin Dragons (Pekin, IL), by a count of 65-55.

The Panthers (3-3) will now prepare for their outing against Limestone (Bartonville, IL). The Rockets go into the Mid-Illini outing with a 1-4 record. In their last outing, Limestone was topped by Dunlap (Dunlap, IL), 70-52, in a league outing.

The Dragons now hold a 3-3 record. They play next when they host Illini Central for a non-league outing on Saturday, December 10. Pekin will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 35-33 non-league win over Astoria/VIT (Astoria, IL). The Cougars record now stands at 4-3.