Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Johnston City Indians (Johnston City, IL) and the host New Athens Yellow Jackets (New Athens, IL), saw Johnston City's basketball squad overcome New Athens by a tally of 65-55.

With the victory, Johnston City improves its record to 7-5 on the campaign. The Indians travel to Red Bud (Red Bud, IL) to confront the Musketeers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 29. The Musketeers come into the challenge with a record of 7-2. Red Bud won 59-48 in their recent league challenge against Carlyle (Carlyle, IL)

Next up, the Yellow Jackets confront the Freeburg Midgets (Freeburg, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 3. New Athens will attempt to improve on its 9-5 season record. The Midgets come into the challenge with a 9-5 record after their 60-55 non-league loss to Columbia (Columbia, IL).