Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Tipton Tigers (Tipton, IA) and the host Northeast Rebels (Goose Lake, IA), saw Tipton's basketball squad hold off Northeast by a count of 49-43.

With the victory, Tipton upgrades its record to 2-9 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to North Cedar (Stanwood, IA) to play the Knights in a River Valley challenge on Thursday, January 5. The Knights come into the challenge with a record of 0-6. North Cedar lost 62-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Prince of Peace Prep (Clinton, IA)

Next up, the Rebels play the Monticello Panthers (Monticello, IA) in a River Valley challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Northeast will attempt to upgrade on its 4-6 season record.