Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Rock Falls Rockets (Rock Falls, IL) and the visiting Freeport Pretzels (Freeport, IL), saw Rock Falls's basketball squad hold off Freeport by a tally of 59-56.

With the victory, Rock Falls improves its record to 12-6 on the campaign. The Rockets host Orion (Orion, IL) to play the Chargers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Chargers come into the challenge with a record of 9-8. Orion won 58-34 in their recent non-league challenge against Brimfield (Brimfield, IL)

Next up, the Pretzels play the Belvidere Bucs (Belvidere, IL) in a Northern Illinois 10 challenge, on Wednesday, January 10. Freeport will attempt to improve on its 9-8 season record. The Bucs come into the challenge with a 2-14 record after their 57-38 league loss to Guilford (Rockford, IL).