Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Midwest Central/Delavan Raiders (Manito, IL) and the visiting Illini Bluffs Tigers (Glasford, IL), saw Midwest Central/Delavan's basketball squad hold off Illini Bluffs by a tally of 61-57.

With the victory, Midwest Central/Delavan improves its record to 7-12 on the campaign. The Raiders host Tremont (Tremont, IL) to confront the Turks in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 9. The Turks come into the challenge with a record of 15-4. Tremont won 70-42 in their recent non-league challenge against Farmington (Farmington, IL)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Athens Warriors (Athens, IL) in a Sangamo challenge, on Saturday, January 7. Illini Bluffs will attempt to improve on its 15-6 season record.