The Aurora Christian Eagles (Aurora, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish (Kankakee, IL), 51-47 in Tuesday's league test.

The Eagles (18-6) will now prepare for their test against Christ the King (Chicago, IL). The Gladiators go into the non-league test with a 24-4 record. In their last test, Christ the King got by Chicago Christian (Palos Heights, IL), 80-56, in a league test.

The Fightin' Irish now own a 15-8 record. They play next when they host Chicago Christian for a non-league test on Thursday, February 8. Bishop McNamara will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 80-56 league loss to Christ the King (Chicago, IL). The Knights record now stands at 8-18.