Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Steeleville Warriors (Steeleville, IL) and the host Christopher Bearcats (Christopher, IL), saw Steeleville's basketball squad hold off Christopher by a tally of 63-58.

With the victory, Steeleville improves its record to 9-4 on the campaign. The Warriors travel to Chester (Chester, IL) to confront the Yellowjackets in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 30. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a record of 4-10. Chester won 51-41 in their recent non-league challenge against Woodlawn (Woodlawn, IL)

Next up, the Bearcats confront the Woodlawn Cardinals (Woodlawn, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 29. Christopher will attempt to improve on its 5-4 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 4-8 record after their 51-41 non-league loss to Chester (Chester, IL).