Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Jerome Tigers (Jerome, ID) and the visiting Minico Spartans (Rupert, ID), saw Jerome's basketball squad hold off Minico by a tally of 51-47.

With the victory, Jerome improves its record to 7-1 on the campaign. The Tigers host Kimberly (Kimberly, ID) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 7. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 2-4. Kimberly lost 44-31 in their recent non-league challenge against Mountain Home (Mountain Home, ID)

Next up, the Spartans confront the Twin Falls Bruins (Twin Falls, ID) in a 4A Great Basin challenge, on Thursday, January 7. Minico will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Bruins come into the challenge with a 5-3 record after their 78-69 league win over Canyon Ridge (Twin Falls, ID).