The Eastland Cougars routed the host Forreston Cardinals basketball team by a final score of 53-31 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Winnebago Indians (Winnebago, IL) in a non-league game, on Saturday, February 4. Eastland will attempt to move on its 20-8 season record. The Indians enter the game with a 17-10 record after their 68-48 league win over Rockford Christian (Rockford, IL).

With the defeat, Forreston moves to 14-16 on the year. The Cardinals travel to Milledgeville (Milledgeville, IL) to face the Missiles in a Northwest Upstate Illini - South game on Tuesday, February 7. The Missiles enter the game with a record of 1-17. Milledgeville lost 45-9 in their recent league game against Amboy (Amboy, IL)