Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the West Holt Huskies (Atkinson, NE) and the host O'Neill Eagles (O'Neill, NE), saw West Holt's basketball squad hold off O'Neill by a tally of 40-38.

With the victory, West Holt improves its record to 9-8 on the campaign. The Huskies travel to Santee (Santee, NE) to play the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 28. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 5-4.

Next up, the Eagles play the Boone Central Cardinals (Albion, NE) in a C1 District 8 challenge, on Saturday, January 28. O'Neill will attempt to improve on its 5-11 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 6-10 record after their 41-20 league loss to Battle Creek (Battle Creek, NE).