In Saturday's non-league outing, the Ruston Bearcats (Ruston, LA) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Arcadia Hornets (Arcadia, LA), by a margin of 70-28.

The Bearcats (19-8) will now prepare for their outing against Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches, LA). The Chiefs go into the 5A District 2 outing with a 23-8 record. In their last outing, Natchitoches Central smashed Alexandria (Alexandria, LA), 80-56, in a league outing.

The Hornets now own a 13-8 record. They play next when they host Cedar Creek for a 1A District 1 outing on Tuesday, February 7. Arcadia will clash with a Cougars squad coming off a 60-43 league loss to Plain Dealing (Plain Dealing, LA). The Cougars record now stands at 5-16.