Fans at Wednesday's league challenge between the Mountain Pine Red Devils (Mountain Pine, AR) and the host Poyen Indians (Poyen, AR), saw Mountain Pine's basketball squad hold off Poyen by a count of 51-47.

With the victory, Mountain Pine upgrades its record to 5-2 on the campaign. The Red Devils host Bigelow (Bigelow, AR) to play the Panthers in a 2A Region 5 challenge on Saturday, January 14. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 12-1. Bigelow won 66-44 in their recent league challenge against Magnet Cove (Malvern, AR)

Next up, the Indians play the Conway Christian Eagles (Conway, AR) in a 2A Region 5 challenge, on Saturday, January 14. Poyen will attempt to upgrade on its 0-12 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 4-4 record after their 83-59 league loss to England (England, AR).