The Dunlap Eagles (Dunlap, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Washington Panthers (Washington, IL), 39-37 in Friday's league test.

The Eagles (12-12) will now prepare for their test against Ottawa (Ottawa, IL). The Pirates go into the non-league test with a 10-12 record. In their last test, Ottawa was tipped by Princeton (Princeton, IL), 50-41, in a non-league test.

The Panthers now own a 13-12 record. They play next when they travel to Normal West for a non-league test on Saturday, February 3. Washington will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 48-33 league win over Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 8-17.