The Sandwich Indians basketball team (Sandwich, IL), was nudged 33-28 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Ottawa Pirates (Ottawa, IL)

The Pirates now possess a 10-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Streator for a non-league battle on Saturday, February 3. Ottawa will confront a Bulldogs team coming off a 59-55 league loss to Manteno (Manteno, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 20-6.

The Indians (12-11) will now prepare for their battle against Richmond-Burton (Richmond, IL). The Rockets come into the Kishwaukee River battle with a 12-8 record. In their last battle, Richmond-Burton edged Alden-Hebron (Hebron, IL), 58-33, in a non-league battle.