North Callaway Thunderbirds (Kingdom City, MO) supporters left the game happy Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad hold off the host Van-Far Indians (Vandalia, MO), 28-26 in a league match.

With the victory, North Callaway advances its record to 1-5 on the year. The Thunderbirds travel to Louisiana (Louisiana, MO) to meet the Bulldogs in a Eastern Missouri match on Thursday, December 18. The Bulldogs enter the match with a record of 2-1. Louisiana won 59-25 in their recent league match against Bowling Green (Bowling Green, MO)

The Indians now own a 2-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Community for a non-league match on Friday, December 19.