Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Benton Tigers (Benton, PA) and the host Northwest Area Rangers (Shickshinny, PA), saw Benton's basketball squad hold off Northwest Area by a tally of 32-28.

With the victory, Benton improves its record to 9-10 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (Bloomsburg, PA) to play the Rams in a Mid-Penn - D4 challenge on Friday, February 9. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 0-18. Columbia Montour Vo-Tech lost 29-13 in their recent non-league challenge against Juniata Christian (McAlisterville, PA)

Next up, the Rangers play the Sullivan County Griffins (Laporte, PA) in a Mid-Penn - D4 challenge, on Friday, February 9. Northwest Area will attempt to improve on its 11-9 season record. The Griffins come into the challenge with a 4-12 record after their 47-16 league loss to Millville (Millville, PA).