Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Bellmont Braves (Decatur, IN) and the visiting East Noble Knights (Kendallville, IN), saw Bellmont's basketball squad knock off East Noble by a tally of 71-63.

With the victory, Bellmont improves its record to 9-8 on the campaign. The Braves host DeKalb (Waterloo, IN) to play the Barons in a Northeast 8 challenge on Friday, February 10. The Barons come into the challenge with a record of 3-13. DeKalb lost 44-43 in their recent league challenge against Leo (Leo, IN)

Next up, the Knights play the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers (Fort Wayne, IN) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 4. East Noble will attempt to improve on its 2-14 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 1-16 record after their 77-56 league loss to Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne, IN).