Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Hershey Panthers (Hershey, NE) and the visiting Lawrence-Nelson Raiders (Nelson, NE), saw Hershey's basketball squad overcome Lawrence-Nelson by a tally of 54-37.

With the victory, Hershey improves its record to 3-5 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to South Loup (Arnold, NE) to confront the in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 2. The come into the challenge with a record of 6-1. South Loup won 64-25 in their recent non-league challenge against Sandhills Valley (Stapleton, NE)

Next up, the Raiders confront the McCool Junction Mustangs (McCool Junction, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Lawrence-Nelson will attempt to improve on its 5-4 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 7-1 record after their 41-25 non-league win over Freeman (Adams, NE).