The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Rockridge Rockets (Taylor Ridge, IL) and the visiting Orion Chargers (Orion, IL), observed Rockridge's basketball team knock off Orion by a score of 71-52.

The Rockets (18-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Warrensburg-Latham (Warrensburg, IL). The Cardinals come into the non-league challenge with a 23-4 record. In their last challenge, Warrensburg-Latham prevailed over Clinton (Clinton, IL), 60-51, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Chargers encounter the Riverdale Rams (Port Byron, IL) in a Three Rivers - West challenge, on Tuesday, February 18. Orion will attempt to improve on its 23-6 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 19-9 record after their 54-37 non-league win over Indian Creek (Shabbona, IL).