In Friday's league challenge, the Hershey Panthers (Hershey, NE) basketball squad overcame the host Maxwell Wildcats (Maxwell, NE), by a count of 55-47.

With the victory, Hershey upgrades its record to 4-6 on the campaign. The Panthers host South Loup (Arnold, NE) to play the in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 9. The come into the challenge with a record of 8-1. South Loup won 48-31 in their recent non-league challenge against Bertrand (Bertrand, NE)

Next up, the Wildcats play the Overton Eagles (Overton, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 7. Maxwell will attempt to upgrade on its 2-6 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 77-42 non-league loss to Amherst (Amherst, NE).