Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Tri-Valley Vikings (Downs, IL) and the visiting Riverton Hawks (Riverton, IL), saw Tri-Valley's basketball squad hold off Riverton by a score of 48-44.

With the victory, Tri-Valley improves its record to 15-10 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw, IL) to clash with the Chiefs in a Heart of Illinois outing on Friday, February 20. The Chiefs go into the outing with a record of 11-9.

The Hawks now own a 7-15 record. They take the field next when they travel to Williamsville for a Prairie State outing on Tuesday, February 17. Riverton will clash with a Bullets squad coming off a 56-45 non-league win over PORTA (Petersburg, IL). The Bullets record now stands at 17-4.