The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the ESTEM Mets (Little Rock, AR) and the visiting Bauxite Miners (Bauxite, AR), observed ESTEM's basketball team overwhelm Bauxite by a score of 66-45.

The Mets (19-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Mills University Studies (Little Rock, AR). The Comets come into the 4A Region 5 South challenge with a 19-1 record. In their last challenge, Mills University Studies trounced Hall (Little Rock, AR), 47-44, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Miners battle the Fountain Lake Cobras (Hot Springs National Park, AR) in a 4A Region 5 South challenge, on Friday, January 17. Bauxite will attempt to improve on its 14-4 season record.