The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Marked Tree Indians (Marked Tree, AR) and the visiting Tuckerman Bulldogs (Tuckerman, AR), observed Marked Tree's basketball team edge Tuckerman by a score of 44-41.

The Indians (15-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Hillcrest (Strawberry, AR). The Screamin Eagles come into the 1A Region 3 challenge with a 4-13 record.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Cedar Ridge Timberwolves (Newark, AR) in a 2A Region 2 challenge, on Friday, January 17. Tuckerman will attempt to improve on its 18-7 season record. The Timberwolves come into the challenge with a 6-9 record after their 61-30 league loss to Sloan-Hendrix (Imboden, AR).