Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Routt Catholic Rockets (Jacksonville, IL) and the host Camp Point Central Panthers (Camp Point, IL), saw Routt Catholic's basketball squad hold off Camp Point Central by a tally of 40-38.

With the victory, Routt Catholic improves its record to 13-5 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester, IL) to confront the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 13. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 19-2. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] won 55-34 in their recent non-league challenge against Griggsville-Perry (Griggsville, IL)

Next up, the Panthers confront the Griggsville-Perry Tornadoes (Griggsville, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 13. Camp Point Central will attempt to improve on its 13-4 season record. The Tornadoes come into the challenge with a 14-3 record after their 55-34 non-league loss to West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester, IL).