The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Mount Ida Lions (Mount Ida, AR) and the host Blevins Hornets (Blevins, AR), observed Mount Ida's basketball team overwhelm Blevins by a score of 63-38.

The Lions (9-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Umpire (Umpire, AR). The Wildcats come into the 1A Region 7 challenge with a 5-15 record. In their last challenge, Umpire was routed by Kirby (Kirby, AR), 56-25, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets encounter the Mineral Springs Hornets (Mineral Springs, AR) in a 1A Region 7 challenge, on Friday, January 24. Blevins will attempt to improve on its 4-17 season record.