The crowd at Thursday's non-league battle between the Byron Tigers (Byron, IL) and the visiting Dakota Indians (Dakota, IL), witnessed Byron's basketball squad hold off Dakota by a count of 49-43.

With the victory, Byron advances its record to 5-1 on the year. The Tigers travel to Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL) to meet the Comets in a non-league battle on Friday, December 19. The Comets come into the challenge with a record of 8-0. Newman Central Catholic won 57-26 in their recent non-league challenge against Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL)

In their next game, the Indians encounter the Winnebago Indians (Winnebago, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 19. Dakota will attempt to improve on its 7-1 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 6-1 record after their 56-47 non-league win over Forreston (Forreston, IL).