The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Beebe Badgers (Beebe, AR) and the visiting Sylvan Hills Bears (Sherwood, AR), observed Beebe's basketball team knock off Sylvan Hills by a score of 44-27.

The Badgers (15-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Mount St. Mary Academy (Little Rock, AR). The Belles come into the 5A Central challenge with a 5-12 record. In their last challenge, Mount St. Mary Academy dropped by Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock, AR), 80-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bears encounter the Greenbrier Panthers (Greenbrier, AR) in a 5A Central challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Sylvan Hills will attempt to improve on its 5-10 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 10-8 record after their 43-29 league win over Maumelle (Maumelle, AR).