Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Hastings Tigers (Hastings, NE) and the host Adams Central Patriots (Hastings, NE), saw Hastings's basketball squad hold off Adams Central by a tally of 44-42.

With the victory, Hastings improves its record to 3-5 on the campaign. The Tigers host Lexington (Lexington, NE) to confront the Minutemen in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 7. The Minutemen come into the challenge with a record of 2-6. Lexington lost 59-38 in their recent non-league challenge against Scottsbluff (Scottsbluff, NE)

Next up, the Patriots confront the Holdrege Dusters (Holdrege, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Adams Central will attempt to improve on its 6-5 season record. The Dusters come into the challenge with a 7-4 record after their 58-40 non-league win over Ainsworth (Ainsworth, NE).