In Thursday's league outing, the Marquette Crusaders (Ottawa, IL) basketball squad edged the visiting Putnam County Panthers (Granville, IL), by a margin of 44-42.

The Crusaders (14-15) will now prepare for their outing against Serena (Serena, IL). The Huskers go into the non-league outing with a 20-8 record. In their last outing, Serena held off Newark (Newark, IL), 31-29, in a league outing.

The Panthers now own a 21-8 record. They play next when they host Newark for a non-league outing on Wednesday, February 8. Putnam County will clash with a Norsemen squad coming off a 59-35 league win over Earlville (Earlville, IL). The Norsemen record now stands at 19-7.