Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Western Panthers (Russiaville, IN) and the visiting West Lafayette Red Devils (West Lafayette, IN), saw Western's basketball squad knock off West Lafayette by a tally of 56-42.

With the victory, Western improves its record to 12-9 on the campaign. The Panthers host Carroll (Flora, IN) to play the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 21. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 17-4. Carroll won 59-54 in their recent league challenge against Taylor (Kokomo, IN)

Next up, the Red Devils play the Lebanon Tigers (Lebanon, IN) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 18. West Lafayette will attempt to improve on its 11-10 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 15-6 record after their 39-37 non-league loss to Indianapolis Scecina Memorial (Indianapolis, IN).