Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Syracuse Rockets (Syracuse, NE) and the visiting Fairbury Jeffs (Fairbury, NE), saw Syracuse's basketball squad wallop Fairbury by a count of 59-24.

With the victory, Syracuse upgrades its record to 6-6 on the campaign. The Rockets host Arlington (Arlington, NE) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 20. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 7-6. Arlington won 51-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (Hooper, NE)

Next up, the Jeffs play the Auburn Bulldogs (Auburn, NE) in a C1 District 1 challenge, on Monday, January 22. Fairbury will attempt to upgrade on its 5-9 season record.