The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Loyola Academy Ramblers (Wilmette, IL) and the visiting Niles North Vikings (Skokie, IL), observed Loyola Academy's basketball team edge Niles North by a margin of 68-63.

The Ramblers (20-6) will now prepare for their challenge against IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, IL). The Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 21-6 record. In their last challenge, IC Catholic Prep edged Johnsburg (Johnsburg, IL), 68-43, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Vikings battle the Schurz Bulldogs (Chicago, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 3. Niles North will attempt to better on its 20-6 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 11-9 record after their 73-68 league loss to Jones (Chicago, IL).