The El Paso-Gridley Titans basketball team (El Paso, IL), dropped 60-42 in Saturday's non-league battle with the host Benton Rangers (Benton, IL)

The Rangers now possess a 23-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Nashville for a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi battle on Tuesday, February 6. Benton will confront a Hornets team coming off a 65-60 non-league win over Red Bud (Red Bud, IL). The Hornets record now stands at 16-11.

The Titans (20-5) will now prepare for their battle against Lexington (Lexington, IL). The Minutemen come into the Heart of Illinois battle with a 19-7 record. In their last battle, Lexington beat Flanagan-Cornell (Flanagan, IL), 64-43, in a league battle.