The Vernon Hills Cougars ran past the visiting Lake Zurich Bears basketball team by a final score of 55-45 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Cougars face the Grayslake North Knights (Grayslake, IL) in a non-league game, on Wednesday, February 8. Vernon Hills will attempt to move on its 15-13 season record.

With the defeat, Lake Zurich moves to 13-12 on the year. The Bears travel to Mundelein (Mundelein, IL) to face the Mustangs in a North Suburban game on Tuesday, February 7. The Mustangs enter the game with a record of 11-15. Mundelein lost 72-45 in their recent league game against Libertyville (Libertyville, IL)