In Saturday's non-league outing, the Trico Pioneers (Campbell Hill, IL) basketball squad felled the host Cobden Appleknockers (Cobden, IL), by a margin of 45-29.

The Pioneers (5-4) will now prepare for their outing against Steeleville (Steeleville, IL). The Warriors go into the non-league outing with a 4-4 record. In their last outing, Steeleville thwarted New Athens (New Athens, IL), 54-37, in a league outing.

The Appleknockers now own a 1-7 record. They play next when they travel to Shawnee for a South Egyptian outing on Thursday, December 14. Cobden will clash with a Redskins squad coming off a 51-40 league loss to Elverado/Zeigler-Royalton (Elkville, IL). The Redskins record now stands at 1-3.