Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Nashville Hornets (Nashville, IL) and the visiting Mascoutah Indians (Mascoutah, IL), saw Nashville's basketball squad knock off Mascoutah by a count of 52-38.

With the victory, Nashville upgrades its record to 11-8 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Carterville (Carterville, IL) to play the Lions in a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi challenge on Tuesday, January 24. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 14-5. Carterville lost 64-62 in their recent non-league challenge against Goreville (Goreville, IL)

Next up, the Indians play the Mater Dei Knights (Breese, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 21. Mascoutah will attempt to upgrade on its 15-6 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 10-9 record after their 54-41 non-league loss to Breese Central (Breese, IL).