Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Benton Rangers (Benton, IL) and the visiting Christopher Bearcats (Christopher, IL), saw Benton's basketball squad hold off Christopher by a tally of 47-41.

With the victory, Benton improves its record to 11-6 on the campaign. The Rangers travel to Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IL) to confront the Rams in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 29. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 10-4. Mt. Vernon won 77-31 in their recent non-league test against Vienna (Vienna, IL)

The Bearcats now own a 13-1 record. They play next when they travel to Salem for a non-league test on Thursday, December 29. Christopher will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 39-37 non-league win over Harrisburg (Harrisburg, IL). The Wildcats record now stands at 8-6.