Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Carlinville Cavaliers (Carlinville, IL) and the host South Fork Ponies (Kincaid, IL), saw Carlinville's basketball squad hold off South Fork by a tally of 52-45.

With the victory, Carlinville improves its record to 7-3 on the campaign. The Cavaliers travel to Mt. Olive (Mt. Olive, IL) to play the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 16. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 1-4. Mt. Olive lost 53-20 in their recent league challenge against South Fork (Kincaid, IL)

Next up, the Ponies play the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals (Warrensburg, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 16. South Fork will attempt to improve on its 11-5 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 2-8 record after their 58-51 non-league win over Monticello (Monticello, IL).