Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Stanton Vikings (Stanton, IA) and the visiting Southwest Valley (Corning, IA), saw Stanton's basketball squad hold off Southwest Valley by a tally of 63-57.

With the victory, Stanton improves its record to 6-4 on the campaign. The Vikings host Griswold (Griswold, IA) to confront the Tigers in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 13. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 0-12. Griswold lost 46-45 in their recent non-league challenge against Shenandoah (Shenandoah, IA)

Next up, the confront the Wayne Falcons (Corydon, IA) in a Pride of Iowa challenge, on Friday, January 13. Southwest Valley will attempt to improve on its 3-7 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 5-7 record after their 75-66 non-league loss to Moravia (Moravia, IA).