Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Holden Rockets (Holden, LA) and the visiting Springfield Bulldogs (Springfield, LA), saw Holden's basketball squad hold off Springfield by a tally of 54-52.

With the victory, Holden improves its record to 9-14 on the campaign. The Rockets host Slaughter Community Charter (Slaughter, LA) to confront the Knights in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 19. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 4-10. Slaughter Community Charter lost 62-29 in their recent league challenge against Southern Lab (Baton Rouge, LA)

Next up, the Bulldogs confront the St. Thomas Aquinas Falcons (Hammond, LA) in a 2A District 7 challenge, on Friday, January 19. Springfield will attempt to improve on its 7-14 season record.