Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Stratford Tigers (Stratford, WI) and the visiting Neillsville Warriors (Neillsville, WI), saw Stratford's basketball squad hold off Neillsville by a tally of 54-53.

With the victory, Stratford improves its record to 9-8 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Chequamegon (Park Falls, WI) to confront the Screaming Eagles in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 3. The Screaming Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 7-10. Chequamegon lost 82-51 in their recent non-league challenge against Newman (Wausau, WI)

Next up, the Warriors confront the Gilman Pirates (Gilman, WI) in a Cloverbelt - East challenge, on Friday, February 3. Neillsville will attempt to improve on its 11-6 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 0-16 record after their 62-30 league loss to Greenwood (Greenwood, WI).