Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Pecatonica Indians (Pecatonica, IL) and the host Dakota Indians (Dakota, IL), saw Pecatonica's basketball squad knock off Dakota by a count of 26-17.

With the victory, Pecatonica upgrades its record to 14-6 on the campaign. The Indians host Lena-Winslow (Lena, IL) to play the Panthers in a Northwest Upstate Illini - North challenge on Tuesday, January 10. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 15-5. Lena-Winslow lost 73-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Winnebago (Winnebago, IL)

Next up, the Indians play the Freeport Pretzels (Freeport, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 7. Dakota will attempt to upgrade on its 4-15 season record. The Pretzels come into the challenge with a 3-14 record after their 60-44 league win over Belvidere North (Belvidere, IL).