Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Palatine Pirates (Palatine, IL) and the visiting Lake Zurich Bears (Lake Zurich, IL), saw Palatine's basketball squad overcome Lake Zurich by a tally of 53-39.

With the victory, Palatine improves its record to 26-8 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Stevenson (Lincolnshire, IL) to confront the Patriots in a non-league challenge on Friday, March 1. The Patriots come into the challenge with a record of 23-8. Stevenson won 64-55 in their recent non-league challenge against Barrington (Barrington, IL)