Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Siloam Springs Panthers (Siloam Springs, AR) and the host Russellville Cyclones (Russellville, AR), saw Siloam Springs's basketball squad hold off Russellville by a tally of 45-38.

With the victory, Siloam Springs improves its record to 7-5 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Van Buren (Van Buren, AR) to play the Pointers in a 5A West challenge on Tuesday, January 24. The Pointers come into the challenge with a record of 11-9. Van Buren lost 59-50 in their recent league challenge against Harrison (Harrison, AR)

Next up, the Cyclones play the Harrison Goblins (Harrison, AR) in a 5A West challenge, on Wednesday, January 25. Russellville will attempt to improve on its 12-6 season record. The Goblins come into the challenge with a 10-3 record after their 59-50 league win over Van Buren (Van Buren, AR).