Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Dumas Bobcats (Dumas, AR) and the host McGehee Owls (McGehee, AR), saw Dumas's basketball squad hold off McGehee by a tally of 59-53.

With the victory, Dumas improves its record to 17-4 on the campaign. The Bobcats travel to Fordyce (Fordyce, AR) to confront the Redbugs in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 18. The Redbugs come into the challenge with a record of 7-10.

Next up, the Owls confront the Harmony Grove Hornets (Camden, AR) in a 3A Region 8 challenge, on Tuesday, January 16. McGehee will attempt to improve on its 12-7 season record. The Hornets come into the challenge with a 2-10 record after their 49-42 league loss to Smackover (Smackover, AR).