Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Midland Mustangs (Pleasant Plains, AR) and the visiting Bradford Eagles (Bradford, AR), saw Midland's basketball squad hold off Bradford by a count of 49-42.

With the victory, Midland upgrades its record to 1-11 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Scott Charter (Scott, AR) to encounter the in a 1A Region 5 test on Tuesday, January 24. The go into the test with a record of 3-13. Scott Charter lost 54-50 in their recent league test against Augusta (Augusta, AR)

The Eagles now own a 3-17 record. They play next when they travel to Clarendon for a 1A Region 5 test on Wednesday, January 25.