Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Brown County Hornets (Mt. Sterling, IL) and the host Carrollton Hawks (Carrollton, IL), saw Brown County's basketball squad hold off Carrollton by a tally of 53-51.

With the victory, Brown County improves its record to 5-2 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Liberty (Liberty, IL) to play the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 7. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 3-5. Liberty lost 55-48 in their recent league challenge against Central/Southeastern (Camp Point, IL)

Next up, the Hawks play the Seymour Indians (Payson, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 7. Carrollton will attempt to improve on its 5-4 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 1-10 record after their 55-27 league loss to Mendon Unity (Mendon, IL).