Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the CORE Butte Lynx (Chico, CA) and the visiting Princeton Eagles (Princeton, CA), saw CORE Butte's basketball squad hold off Princeton by a tally of 35-31.

With the victory, CORE Butte improves its record to 2-8 on the campaign. The Lynx host Paradise Adventist Academy (Paradise, CA) to play the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 0-2. Paradise Adventist Academy lost 60-19 in their recent non-league challenge against Maxwell (Maxwell, CA)

Next up, the Eagles play the Paradise Adventist Academy Cougars (Paradise, CA) in a challenge, on Wednesday, January 10. Princeton will attempt to improve on its 1-8 season record.