Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Marion Patriots (Marion, AR) and the visiting Greene County Tech Golden Eagles (Paragould, AR), saw Marion's basketball squad overcome Greene County Tech by a tally of 67-49.

With the victory, Marion improves its record to 16-5 on the campaign. The Patriots host Jonesboro (Jonesboro, AR) to play the Hurricane in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Hurricane come into the challenge with a record of 17-3. Jonesboro won 59-33 in their recent league challenge against Little Rock Southwest (Little Rock, AR)

Next up, the Golden Eagles play the West Memphis Blue Devils (West Memphis, AR) in a 5A East challenge, on Tuesday, January 24. Greene County Tech will attempt to improve on its 18-5 season record. The Blue Devils come into the challenge with a 6-11 record after their 52-36 league win over Paragould (Paragould, AR).