Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Junction City Dragons (Junction City, AR) and the visiting Hampton Bulldogs (Hampton, AR), saw Junction City's basketball squad hold off Hampton by a count of 71-70.

With the victory, Junction City upgrades its record to 4-3 on the campaign. The Dragons travel to Spring Hill (Hope, AR) to play the Bears in a 2A Region 8 challenge on Tuesday, January 8. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 1-9. Spring Hill lost 58-53 in their recent non-league challenge against Sacred Heart (Morrilton, AR)

Next up, the Bulldogs play the Fordyce Redbugs (Fordyce, AR) in a 2A Region 8 challenge, on Tuesday, January 8. Hampton will attempt to upgrade on its 10-6 season record. The Redbugs come into the challenge with a 6-8 record after their 40-32 non-league loss to Hampton (Hampton, AR).