The Grace Christian Academy Crusaders ran past the visiting Beecher Bobcats basketball team by a final score of 37-20 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Crusaders face the Heritage Christian Defenders (Dyer, IN) in a non-league game, on Saturday, December 10. Grace Christian Academy will attempt to move on its 3-3 season record. The Defenders enter the game with a 8-2 record after their 64-9 non-league win over Kankakee Trinity Academy (Kankakee, IL).

With the defeat, Beecher moves to 1-8 on the year. The Bobcats host Illinois Lutheran (Crete, IL) to face the Chargers in a River Valley game on Monday, December 12. The Chargers enter the game with a record of 2-8. Illinois Lutheran lost 46-9 in their recent league game against Grant Park (Grant Park, IL)