Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Bertha-Hewitt Bears (Bertha, MN) and the visiting Underwood Rockets (Underwood, MN), saw Bertha-Hewitt's basketball squad hold off Underwood by a tally of 85-83.

With the victory, Bertha-Hewitt improves its record to 6-4 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Sebeka (Sebeka, MN) to play the Trojans in a A Section 5 challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 5-2. Sebeka won 58-54 in their recent non-league challenge against Ogilvie (Ogilvie, MN)

Next up, the Rockets play the Battle Lake Battlers (Battle Lake, MN) in a A Section 6 challenge, on Thursday, January 4. Underwood will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Battlers come into the challenge with a 1-7 record after their 53-44 league win over Frazee (Frazee, MN).