The Eastland Cougars routed the visiting Forreston Cardinals basketball team by a final score of 56-27 in Wednesday's league game.

In their next game, the Cougars face the El Paso-Gridley Titans (El Paso, IL) in a non-league game, on Saturday, February 11. Eastland will attempt to move on its 15-13 season record. The Titans enter the game with a 14-13 record after their 58-45 league win over Tri-Valley (Downs, IL).

With the defeat, Forreston moves to 11-16 on the year. The Cardinals host Fulton (Fulton, IL) to face the Steamers in a Northwest Upstate Illini - South game on Friday, February 10. The Steamers enter the game with a record of 20-7. Fulton lost 38-36 in their recent league game against Polo (Polo, IL)