The Riverton Hawks basketball squad (Riverton, IL), was outscored 53-36 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers (Paxton, IL)

With the victory, Paxton-Buckley-Loda advances its record to 3-24 on the year. The Panthers travel to St. Thomas More (Champaign, IL) to meet the Sabers in a Illini Prairie battle on Monday, February 3. The Sabers enter the battle with a record of 4-18. St. Thomas More lost 31-28 in their recent non-league battle against Williamsville (Williamsville, IL)

The Hawks now own a 2-22 record. They put it on the line next when they host Illini Central/Greenview for a Sangamo battle on Monday, February 3. Riverton will meet a squad coming off a 44-22 non-league win over Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL). The record now stands at 12-13.