In Thursday's non-league outing, the Forest Park Rangers (Ferdinand, IN) basketball squad nipped the host Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats (Evansville, IN), by a margin of 55-51.

The Rangers (13-6) will now prepare for their outing against Heritage Hills (Lincoln City, IN). The Patriots go into the Pocket outing with a 16-3 record. In their last outing, Heritage Hills was tipped by Jasper (Jasper, IN), 67-61, in a non-league outing.

The Wildcats now own a 7-11 record. They play next when they travel to Jasper for a Southern Indiana outing on Tuesday, February 6. Evansville Mater Dei will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 67-61 non-league win over Heritage Hills (Lincoln City, IN). The Wildcats record now stands at 9-8.