The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Chicago Washington Patriots (Chicago, IL) and the visiting Whiting Oilers (Whiting, IN), observed Chicago Washington's basketball team knock off Whiting by a score of 61-44.

The Patriots (3-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Chicago Vocational (Chicago, IL). The Cavaliers come into the Chicago Public - White South challenge with a 1-2 record. In their last challenge, Chicago Vocational was knocked off by Dunbar (Chicago, IL), 82-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Oilers encounter the Highland Trojans (Highland, IN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 13. Whiting will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 5-1 record after their 56-53 non-league win over Morgan Township (Valparaiso, IN).