The West Chicago Wildcats nipped the visiting Oswego Panthers basketball squad by a final score of 54-53 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Next, the Wildcats face the Ridgewood Rebels (Norridge, IL) in a Upstate Eight outing, on Friday, February 7. West Chicago will attempt to upgrade on its 22-7 season record. The Rebels enter the outing with a 9-15 record after their 59-46 non-league loss to Willows Academy (Des Plaines, IL).

The Panthers (14-15) will now prepare for their outing against Yorkville (Yorkville, IL). The Foxes enter the SouthWest Prairie - West outing with a 17-9 record. In their last outing, Yorkville was nipped by Minooka (Minooka, IL), 53-49, in a league outing.