The Carrollton Hawks (Carrollton, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Jersey Panthers (Jerseyville, IL), 41-38 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Hawks (8-15) will now prepare for their test against Pleasant Hill (Pleasant Hill, IL). The Wolves go into the Western Illinois Valley test with a 4-17 record. In their last test, Pleasant Hill was tipped by Calhoun (Hardin, IL), 72-37, in a league test.

The Panthers now own a 10-18 record. They play next when they host Waterloo for a Mississippi Valley test on Friday, February 9. Jersey will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 49-41 non-league loss to Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 15-13.