Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Wisner-Pilger Gators (Wisner, NE) and the host Stanton Mustangs (Stanton, NE), saw Wisner-Pilger's basketball squad hold off Stanton by a score of 49-44.

With the victory, Wisner-Pilger improves its record to 2-1 on the campaign. The Gators travel to Tekamah-Herman (Tekamah, NE) to battle the Tigers in a C1 District 6 challenge on Friday, December 9. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 1-0. Tekamah-Herman won 45-38 in their recent non-league challenge against Pender (Pender, NE)

Next up, the Mustangs battle the North Bend Central Tigers (North Bend, NE) in a C2 District 7 challenge, on Tuesday, December 13. Stanton will attempt to improve on its 2-1 season record. The Tigers come into the contest with a 3-0 record after their 54-40 non-league win over Lyons-Decatur Northeast (Lyons, NE).