Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Riverside Vikings (Taylor, PA) and the visiting Mid Valley Spartans (Throop, PA), saw Riverside's basketball squad hold off Mid Valley by a tally of 40-35.

With the victory, Riverside improves its record to 12-3 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to Blue Ridge (New Milford, PA) to play the Raiders in a non-league challenge on Monday, February 12. The Raiders come into the challenge with a record of 17-3. Blue Ridge won 80-33 in their recent league challenge against Forest City (Forest City, PA)

Next up, the Spartans play the Lakeland Chiefs (Jermyn, PA) in a Lackawanna 3 challenge, on Monday, February 12. Mid Valley will attempt to improve on its 12-8 season record. The Chiefs come into the challenge with a 8-12 record after their 53-44 league loss to Old Forge (Old Forge, PA).