Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Coal City Coalers (Coal City, IL) and the visiting Herscher Tigers (Herscher, IL), saw Coal City's basketball squad hold off Herscher by a tally of 43-41.

With the victory, Coal City improves its record to 5-4 on the campaign. The Coalers travel to Beecher (Beecher, IL) to confront the Bobcats in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 19. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a record of 10-0. Beecher won 71-36 in their recent league challenge against St. Anne (St. Anne, IL)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish (Kankakee, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 21. Herscher will attempt to improve on its 1-9 season record. The Fightin' Irish come into the challenge with a 8-2 record after their 59-55 non-league win over St. Anne (St. Anne, IL).