The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Fairview Tigers (Fairview, PA) and the visiting Slippery Rock Rockets (Slippery Rock, PA), observed Fairview's basketball team edge Slippery Rock by a score of 45-39.

The Tigers (7-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Northwestern (Albion, PA). The Wildcats come into the District 10 Region 6 challenge with a 4-6 record. In their last challenge, Northwestern was tipped by Girard (Girard, PA), 69-34, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Rockets encounter the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers (Erie, PA) in a District 10 Region 4 challenge, on Thursday, January 9. Slippery Rock will attempt to improve on its 7-4 season record. The Lakers come into the challenge with a 4-4 record after their 78-67 non-league win over Corry (Corry, PA).