Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Springs Valley Blackhawks (French Lick, IN) and the visiting Paoli Rams (Paoli, IN), saw Springs Valley's basketball squad hold off Paoli by a count of 50-43.

With the victory, Springs Valley upgrades its record to 9-7 on the campaign. The Blackhawks host Cannelton (Cannelton, IN) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 16. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 4-9. Cannelton lost 57-44 in their recent non-league challenge against South Central (Elizabeth, IN)

Next up, the Rams play the Mitchell Bluejackets (Mitchell, IN) in a Patoka Lake challenge, on Tuesday, January 17. Paoli will attempt to upgrade on its 11-10 season record. The Bluejackets come into the challenge with a 3-14 record after their 46-42 non-league loss to Eastern Greene (Bloomfield, IN).