Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Little Snake River Rattlers (Baggs, WY) and the host Meeker Cowboys (Meeker, CO), saw Little Snake River's basketball squad hold off Meeker by a tally of 49-43.

With the victory, Little Snake River improves its record to 4-4 on the campaign. The Rattlers host North Park (Walden, CO) to play the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 5. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 1-4. North Park lost 35-27 in their recent non-league challenge against Weldon Valley (Weldona, CO)

Next up, the Cowboys play the Roaring Fork Rams (Carbondale, CO) in a 3A Western Slope challenge, on Wednesday, January 10. Meeker will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 48-39 non-league loss to Moffat County (Craig, CO).