Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Sandhills Valley Mavericks (Stapleton, NE) and the host Brady Eagles (Brady, NE), saw Sandhills Valley's basketball squad hold off Brady by a tally of 41-36.

With the victory, Sandhills Valley improves its record to 2-4 on the campaign. The Mavericks host Sutherland (Sutherland, NE) to confront the Sailors in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 29. The Sailors come into the challenge with a record of 0-4.

Next up, the Eagles confront the Anselmo-Merna Coyotes (Merna, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 29. Brady will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Coyotes come into the challenge with a 4-3 record after their 49-36 non-league loss to Ravenna (Ravenna, NE).