The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Alton Redbirds (Alton, IL) and the host MacArthur Generals (Decatur, IL), observed Alton's basketball team edge MacArthur by a margin of 56-54.

The Redbirds (23-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL). The Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 15-10 record. In their last challenge, Metro-East Lutheran was tipped by Mater Dei (Breese, IL), 56-26, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Generals battle the Mt. Zion Braves (Mt. Zion, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 18. MacArthur will attempt to better on its 21-8 season record. The Braves come into the challenge with a 21-8 record after their 70-50 league win over Charleston (Charleston, IL).