Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Roanoke-Benson Rockets (Roanoke, IL) and the visiting Woodland Warriors (Streator, IL), saw Roanoke-Benson's basketball squad hold off Woodland by a count of 42-39.

With the victory, Roanoke-Benson upgrades its record to 4-5 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City, IL) to play the Falcons in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 17. The Falcons come into the challenge with a record of 7-1. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley won 58-38 in their recent non-league challenge against Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton, IL)

Next up, the Warriors play the Peoria Heights Patriots (Peoria Heights, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 22. Woodland will attempt to upgrade on its 2-9 season record.