The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Dwight Trojans (Dwight, IL) and the visiting Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers (Gardner, IL), observed Dwight's basketball team overcome Gardner-South Wilmington by a score of 53-42.

The Trojans (15-15) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Bede (Peru, IL). The Bruins come into the Tri-County challenge with a 13-17 record. In their last challenge, St. Bede dropped by Orion (Orion, IL), 66-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Coal City Coalers (Coal City, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 21. Gardner-South Wilmington will attempt to improve on its 6-24 season record. The Coalers come into the challenge with a 19-10 record after their 57-47 league loss to Manteno (Manteno, IL).