Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Farina South Central Cougars (Farina, IL) and the visiting Shelbyville Rams (Shelbyville, IL), saw Farina South Central's basketball squad hold off Shelbyville by a tally of 49-48.

With the victory, Farina South Central improves its record to 8-9 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Vandalia (Vandalia, IL) to confront the Vandals in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 9. The Vandals come into the challenge with a record of 12-6. Vandalia won 52-48 in their recent non-league challenge against Pinckneyville (Pinckneyville, IL)

Next up, the Rams confront the Sullivan Redskins (Sullivan, IL) in a Central Illinois challenge, on Thursday, January 12. Shelbyville will attempt to improve on its 6-10 season record. The Redskins come into the challenge with a 6-13 record after their 48-17 non-league loss to Paris (Paris, IL).