The Bunkie Panthers (Bunkie, LA) basketball edged the host Beau Chene Gators (Arnaudville, LA), 57-55 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Panthers now possess a 9-9 record. They play next when they host Church Point for a non-league bout on Friday, January 17. Bunkie will play a Bears team coming off a 69-30 non-league win over Merryville (Merryville, LA). The Bears record now stands at 14-7.

With the loss, Beau Chene falls to 12-11 on the campaign. The Gators travel to Crowley (Crowley, LA) to play the Gent in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 16. The Gent go into the bout with a record of 12-11. Crowley won 65-53 in their recent non-league bout against Erath (Erath, LA)