Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Pierce Bluejays (Pierce, NE) and the visiting Battle Creek Braves (Battle Creek, NE), saw Pierce's basketball squad overcome Battle Creek by a tally of 41-23.

With the victory, Pierce improves its record to 12-4 on the campaign. The Bluejays travel to West Point-Beemer (West Point, NE) to confront the Cadets in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 24. The Cadets come into the challenge with a record of 8-7. West Point-Beemer lost 50-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Wisner-Pilger (Wisner, NE)

Next up, the Braves confront the Howells-Dodge Jaguars (Howells, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 24. Battle Creek will attempt to improve on its 8-8 season record. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a 10-7 record after their 42-35 non-league loss to Pender (Pender, NE).