Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hampton Hawks (Hampton, NE) and the host East Butler Tigers (Brainard, NE), saw Hampton's basketball squad hold off East Butler by a count of 44-41.

With the victory, Hampton upgrades its record to 2-4 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Meridian (Daykin, NE) to play the Mustangs in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 20. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 3-2. Meridian won 57-10 in their recent non-league challenge against Giltner (Giltner, NE)

Next up, the Tigers play the Mead Raiders (Mead, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 17. East Butler will attempt to upgrade on its 2-3 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 48-16 non-league loss to Brownell Talbot (Omaha, NE).