In Friday's league outing, the Rapides Mustangs (Lecompte, LA) basketball squad edged the visiting Pickering Red Devils (Leesville, LA), by a count of 64-62.

The Mustangs (9-7) will now prepare for their outing against Bunkie (Bunkie, LA). The Panthers go into the 2A District 3 outing with a 4-12 record. In their last outing, Bunkie was tipped by Holy Savior Menard (Alexandria, LA), 53-45, in a league outing.

The Red Devils now hold a 5-11 record. They play next when they travel to Oakdale for a 2A District 3 outing on Tuesday, January 13. Pickering will clash with a Warriors squad coming off a 82-41 league loss to Rosepine (Rosepine, LA). The Warriors record now stands at 5-9.