In Monday's league test, the Kankakee Kays (Kankakee, IL) basketball squad got by the visiting Bloom Blazing Trojan (Chicago Heights, IL), by a score of 58-55.

Next, the Kays encounter the Thornwood Thunderbirds (South Holland, IL) in a Southland test, on Thursday, December 12. Kankakee will attempt to improve on its 7-2 season record. The Thunderbirds come into the test with a 0-10 record after their 59-25 league loss to Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL).

The Blazing Trojan (4-4) will now prepare for their test against Crete-Monee (Crete, IL). The Warriors come into the Southland test with a 4-3 record. In their last test, Crete-Monee was nipped by Thornton Fractional South (Lansing, IL), 54-44, in a non-league test.