Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Goreville Blackcats (Goreville, IL) and the host Sesser-Valier Red Devils (Sesser, IL), saw Goreville's basketball squad hold off Sesser-Valier by a count of 60-55.

With the victory, Goreville upgrades its record to 16-1 on the campaign. The Blackcats host Christopher (Christopher, IL) to play the Bearcats in a Black Diamond - West challenge on Friday, January 12. The Bearcats come into the challenge with a record of 9-7. Christopher won 62-50 in their recent league challenge against Zeigler-Royalton (Zeigler, IL)

Next up, the Red Devils play the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes (Zeigler, IL) in a Black Diamond - West challenge, on Friday, January 12. Sesser-Valier will attempt to upgrade on its 3-10 season record. The Tornadoes come into the challenge with a 6-11 record after their 62-50 league loss to Christopher (Christopher, IL).