Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Lincoln Christian Crusaders (Lincoln, NE) and the host Syracuse Rockets (Syracuse, NE), saw Lincoln Christian's basketball squad hold off Syracuse by a tally of 53-48.

With the victory, Lincoln Christian improves its record to 6-15 on the campaign. The Crusaders travel to Conestoga (Murray, NE) to confront the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 22. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 20-3. Conestoga won 69-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Palmyra (Palmyra, NE)