Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Eureka Hornets (Eureka, IL) and the visiting Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons (Gibson City, IL), saw Eureka's basketball squad overcome Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley by a tally of 46-36.

With the victory, Eureka improves its record to 21-5 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Routt Catholic (Jacksonville, IL) to confront the Rockets in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 11. The Rockets come into the challenge with a record of 24-2. Routt Catholic won 53-46 in their recent league challenge against Brown County (Mt. Sterling, IL)

Next up, the Falcons confront the LeRoy Panthers (LeRoy, IL) in a Heart of Illinois challenge, on Tuesday, February 14. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley will attempt to improve on its 16-10 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 10-11 record after their 51-32 league win over Flanagan-Cornell (Flanagan, IL).