Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the O'Fallon Panthers (O'Fallon, IL) and the host Carterville Lions (Carterville, IL), saw O'Fallon's basketball squad hold off Carterville by a tally of 52-46.

With the victory, O'Fallon improves its record to 6-2 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Mascoutah (Mascoutah, IL) to play the Indians in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 13. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 7-1. Mascoutah won 59-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Ridgewood (Norridge, IL)

Next up, the Lions play the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats (Anna, IL) in a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi challenge, on Tuesday, December 13. Carterville will attempt to improve on its 3-1 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 4-4 record after their 74-39 non-league win over Cobden (Cobden, IL).