Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Newman Central Catholic Comets (Sterling, IL) and the visiting Kewanee Boilermakers (Kewanee, IL), saw Newman Central Catholic's basketball squad hold off Kewanee by a tally of 66-59.

With the victory, Newman Central Catholic improves its record to 5-1 on the campaign. The Comets host Pecatonica (Pecatonica, IL) to confront the Indians in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 13. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 3-0. Pecatonica won 81-76 in their recent non-league challenge against Scales Mound (Scales Mound, IL)

Next up, the Boilermakers confront the Macomb Bombers (Macomb, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 10. Kewanee will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Bombers come into the challenge with a 4-1 record after their 45-33 league win over Farmington (Farmington, IL).