Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Aitkin Gobblers (Aitkin, MN) and the visiting Immanuel Lutheran Trojans (Mankato, MN), saw Aitkin's basketball squad hold off Immanuel Lutheran by a count of 60-55.

With the victory, Aitkin upgrades its record to 3-7 on the campaign. The Gobblers host Deer River (Deer River, MN) to play the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 2. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 7-3. Deer River lost 85-68 in their recent non-league challenge against Crosby-Ironton (Crosby, MN)

Next up, the Trojans play the Glenville-Emmons Wolverines (Glenville, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Immanuel Lutheran will attempt to upgrade on its 1-4 season record. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 66-27 league loss to Spring Grove (Spring Grove, MN).