The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Nashville Hornets (Nashville, IL) and the host Benton Rangers (Benton, IL), observed Nashville's basketball team knock off Benton by a score of 53-45.

The Hornets (19-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Pinckneyville (Pinckneyville, IL). The Panthers come into the Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi challenge with a 24-3 record. In their last challenge, Pinckneyville prevailed over Freeburg (Freeburg, IL), 63-30, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rangers encounter the Frankfort Redbirds (West Frankfort, IL) in a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi challenge, on Friday, February 14. Benton will attempt to improve on its 23-3 season record. The Redbirds come into the challenge with a 8-19 record after their 54-40 league win over DuQuoin (DuQuoin, IL).