Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Burlington Grayhounds (Burlington, IA) and the visiting Fairfield Trojans (Fairfield, IA), saw Burlington's basketball squad overcome Fairfield by a tally of 61-52.

With the victory, Burlington improves its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Grayhounds travel to Mt. Pleasant (Mt. Pleasant, IA) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 20. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 3-3. Mt. Pleasant won 65-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Benton (Van Horne, IA)

Next up, the Trojans confront the Keokuk Chiefs (Keokuk, IA) in a Southeast challenge, on Tuesday, December 20. Fairfield will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Chiefs come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 44-38 league loss to Fort Madison (Fort Madison, IA).