Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Rector Cougars (Rector, AR) and the visiting Hoxie Mustangs (Hoxie, AR), saw Rector's basketball squad overcome Hoxie by a tally of 55-42.

With the victory, Rector improves its record to 2-8 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to Bay (Bay, AR) to play the Yellowjackets in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 4. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a record of 18-4. Bay won 64-40 in their recent non-league challenge against East Poinsett County (Lepanto, AR)

Next up, the Mustangs play the Rivercrest Colts (Wilson, AR) in a 3A Region 3 challenge, on Tuesday, January 5. Hoxie will attempt to improve on its 4-7 season record. The Colts come into the challenge with a 0-9 record after their 75-64 non-league loss to Westside (Jonesboro, AR).