Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Athens Warriors (Athens, IL) and the visiting Maroa-Forsyth Trojans (Maroa, IL), saw Athens's basketball squad hold off Maroa-Forsyth by a tally of 53-51.

With the victory, Athens improves its record to 15-10 on the campaign. The Warriors travel to Monticello (Monticello, IL) to confront the Sages in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 3. The Sages come into the challenge with a record of 11-11. Monticello lost 77-75 in their recent league challenge against Rantoul (Rantoul, IL)

Next up, the Trojans confront the St. Thomas More Sabers (Champaign, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 3. Maroa-Forsyth will attempt to improve on its 15-8 season record. The Sabers come into the challenge with a 16-8 record after their 42-34 league win over Rantoul (Rantoul, IL).