Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Rockford Rockets (Rockford, MN) and the visiting Spectrum Sting (Elk River, MN), saw Rockford's basketball squad hold off Spectrum by a tally of 39-35.

With the victory, Rockford improves its record to 6-8 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Dassel-Cokato (Cokato, MN) to confront the Chargers in a AA Section 5 challenge on Tuesday, January 16. The Chargers come into the challenge with a record of 8-5. Dassel-Cokato won 67-21 in their recent non-league challenge against Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake, MN)

Next up, the Sting confront the Mound-Westonka White Hawks (Mound, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 16. Spectrum will attempt to improve on its 9-4 season record. The White Hawks come into the challenge with a 0-13 record after their 59-24 non-league loss to Willmar (Willmar, MN).