The host Lady Bruins and the Mendota Trojans have a head start in pool play with the Lady Bruins Christmas Classic which starts back up Thursday morning at St. Bede Academy.

The Lady Bruins stand 2-0 in the White Pool with wins over Seneca (52-22) and LaMoille/Ohio (76-33). St. Bede returns to action at 5 p.m., vs. Kewanee, the top seed in the White Pool, which was upset by both IVC (38-33) and Seneca (43-22).

Mendota also opened 2-0, defeating Princeton (57-26) and Eureka (60-37) in the Green Pool. The Lady Trojans will face Fieldcrest (1-0) at 12:30 p.m. Thursday.