Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Paxton Tigers (Paxton, NE) and the visiting Mullen Broncos (Mullen, NE), saw Paxton's basketball squad hold off Mullen by a tally of 47-44.

With the victory, Paxton improves its record to 8-0 on the campaign. The Tigers host Hershey (Hershey, NE) to play the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 5. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 3-5. Hershey lost 58-36 in their recent non-league challenge against Central City (Central City, NE)

Next up, the Broncos play the Sandhills/Thedford Knights (Dunning, NE) in a D2 District 7 challenge, on Friday, January 9. Mullen will attempt to improve on its 7-2 season record.