Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Bradley Bears (Bradley, AR) and the visiting Ashdown Panthers (Ashdown, AR), saw Bradley's basketball squad overcome Ashdown by a count of 72-59.

With the victory, Bradley upgrades its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Taylor (Taylor, AR) to play the Tigers in a 1A Region 7 South challenge on Tuesday, January 3. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 0-4.

Next up, the Panthers play the Maumelle Hornets (Maumelle, AR) in a 4A Region 7 challenge, on Friday, January 6. Ashdown will attempt to upgrade on its 3-5 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 9-6 record after their 78-64 league win over Bauxite (Bauxite, AR).