Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the McGehee Owls (McGehee, AR) and the host Strong Bulldogs (Strong, AR), saw McGehee's basketball squad knock off Strong by a count of 68-58.

With the victory, McGehee upgrades its record to 9-12 on the campaign. The Owls host Drew Central (Monticello, AR) to play the Pirates in a 3A Region 8 challenge on Friday, February 7. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 12-9. Drew Central lost 67-58 in their recent league challenge against Dumas (Dumas, AR)