The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Independence Colts (Elko, NV) and the host Jackpot Jaguars (Jackpot, NV), observed Independence's basketball team edge Jackpot by a margin of 57-55.

The Colts (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Carlin (Carlin, NV). The Railroaders come into the non-league challenge with a 2-6 record. In their last challenge, Carlin edged Coleville (Coleville, CA), 34-30, in a non-league bout.

With the loss, Jackpot falls to 4-2 on the campaign. The Jaguars travel to Independence (Elko, NV) to play the Colts in a non-league bout on Wednesday, December 18. The Colts go into the bout with a record of 2-0.