The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Benton Rangers (Benton, IL) and the visiting Roxana Shells (Roxana, IL), observed Benton's basketball team edge Roxana by a score of 38-34.

The Rangers (11-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Nashville (Nashville, IL). The Hornets come into the Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi challenge with a 9-3 record. In their last challenge, Nashville was tipped by Breese Central (Breese, IL), 38-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Shells battle the Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians (Carlyle, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Roxana will attempt to improve on its 6-6 season record. The Indians/Lady Indians come into the challenge with a 9-1 record after their 63-22 non-league win over Trico (Campbell Hill, IL).