The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Alleman Pioneers (Rock Island, IL) and the visiting Sherrard Tigers (Sherrard, IL), observed Alleman's basketball team edge Sherrard by a score of 44-42.

The Pioneers (11-14) will now prepare for their challenge against Sterling (Sterling, IL). The Golden Warriors come into the challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Sterling was tipped by Kewanee (Kewanee, IL), 65-59, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Kewanee Boilermakers (Kewanee, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 11. Sherrard will attempt to improve on its 2-1 season record.