Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Shenango Wildcats (New Castle, PA) and the visiting Freedom Area Bulldogs (Freedom, PA), saw Shenango's basketball squad hold off Freedom Area by a tally of 62-57.

With the victory, Shenango improves its record to 11-4 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Riverside (Ellwood City, PA) to play the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 24. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 4-9. Riverside lost 56-17 in their recent non-league challenge against Union Area (New Castle, PA)

Next up, the Bulldogs play the Sewickley Academy (Sewickley, PA) in a WPIAL 2A 1 challenge, on Thursday, January 26. Freedom Area will attempt to improve on its 12-3 season record. The come into the challenge with a 5-10 record after their 60-53 league loss to Rochester (Rochester, PA).