Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hartselle Tigers (Hartselle, AL) and the host East Limestone Indians (Athens, AL), saw Hartselle's basketball squad hold off East Limestone by a tally of 48-44.

With the victory, Hartselle improves its record to 16-6 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Muscle Shoals (Muscle Shoals, AL) to play the Trojans in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 13. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 4-6. Muscle Shoals lost 65-23 in their recent non-league challenge against Hazel Green (Hazel Green, AL)

Next up, the Indians play the West Limestone Wildcats (Lester, AL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 31. East Limestone will attempt to improve on its 9-4 season record.