Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Wellsboro Hornets (Wellsboro, PA) and the host Mansfield Tigers (Mansfield, PA), saw Wellsboro's basketball squad hold off Mansfield by a tally of 56-52.

With the victory, Wellsboro improves its record to 12-5 on the campaign. The Hornets host Troy (Troy, PA) to confront the Trojans in a Northern Tier challenge on Tuesday, February 6. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 17-0. Troy won 72-32 in their recent non-league challenge against Lewisburg (Lewisburg, PA)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Northeast Bradford Panthers (Rome, PA) in a Northern Tier challenge, on Saturday, February 3. Mansfield will attempt to improve on its 12-6 season record.