The Rantoul Eagles (Rantoul, IL) basketball crushed the host St. Thomas More Sabers (Champaign, IL), 79-51 in Friday's league bout.

The Eagles now possess a 13-12 record. They play next when they travel to Pleasant Plains for a non-league bout on Saturday, February 8. Rantoul will play a Cardinals team coming off a 51-43 league win over Auburn (Auburn, IL). The Cardinals record now stands at 14-9.

With the loss, St. Thomas More falls to 9-16 on the campaign. The Sabers travel to Illini Central (Mason City, IL) to play the Cougars in a non-league bout on Saturday, February 8. The Cougars go into the bout with a record of 13-10. Illini Central lost 80-40 in their recent league bout against Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL)