The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Acorn Tigers (Mena, AR) and the host Hackett Hornets (Hackett, AR), observed Acorn's basketball team knock off Hackett by a score of 47-37.

The Tigers (18-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Danville (Danville, AR). The Little Johns come into the 2A Region 4 challenge with a 7-12 record. In their last challenge, Danville dropped by Mountainburg (Mountainburg, AR), 60-20, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Westside Rebels (Coal Hill, AR) in a 2A Region 4 challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Hackett will attempt to improve on its 8-11 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 3-15 record after their 43-33 league loss to Hector (Hector, AR).