The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Bartlett Hawks (Bartlett, IL) and the visiting Larkin Royals (Elgin, IL), observed Bartlett's basketball team edge Larkin by a margin of 54-51.

The Hawks (12-16) will now prepare for their challenge against Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside, IL). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 20-9 record. In their last challenge, Riverside-Brookfield edged Elgin (Elgin, IL), 54-23, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Royals battle the Streamwood Sabres (Streamwood, IL) in a Upstate Eight - West challenge, on Monday, February 24. Larkin will attempt to better on its 13-14 season record.