The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Sterling Golden Warriors (Sterling, IL) and the visiting East Moline United Panthers (East Moline, IL), observed Sterling's basketball team overwhelm East Moline United by a score of 77-22.

The Golden Warriors (24-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Moline (Moline, IL). The Maroons come into the Western Big 6 challenge with a 13-13 record. In their last challenge, Moline trounced Rock Island (Rock Island, IL), 64-60, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Panthers battle the Quincy Blue Devils (Quincy, IL) in a Western Big 6 challenge, on Saturday, February 8. East Moline United will attempt to improve on its 1-27 season record. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a 16-10 record after their 66-53 league win over Alleman (Rock Island, IL).