The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the East Peoria Raiders (East Peoria, IL) and the host Centennial Chargers (Champaign, IL), observed East Peoria's basketball team edge Centennial by a score of 86-84.

The Raiders (17-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Washington (Washington, IL). The Panthers come into the Freelance challenge with a 8-14 record. In their last challenge, Washington was tipped by Streator (Streator, IL), 57-53, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Chargers encounter the Richwoods Knights (Peoria, IL) in a Big Twelve challenge, on Friday, February 7. Centennial will attempt to improve on its 11-12 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 15-9 record after their 71-58 non-league win over Calvary (Springfield, IL).