Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Serena Huskers (Serena, IL) and the visiting Earlville Red Raiders (Earlville, IL), saw Serena's basketball squad hold off Earlville by a tally of 28-23.

With the victory, Serena improves its record to 5-2 on the campaign. The Huskers travel to Henry-Senachwine (Henry, IL) to confront the Mallards in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 4. The Mallards come into the challenge with a record of 1-1. Henry-Senachwine lost 50-23 in their recent non-league challenge against El Paso-Gridley (El Paso, IL)

Next up, the Red Raiders confront the Yorkville Christian Mustangs (Yorkville, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 4. Earlville will attempt to improve on its 2-4 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 61-34 non-league win over South Beloit (South Beloit, IL).