Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Magnolia Panthers (Magnolia, AR) and the host Arkadelphia Badgers (Arkadelphia, AR), saw Magnolia's basketball squad hold off Arkadelphia by a tally of 59-54.

With the victory, Magnolia improves its record to 14-1 on the campaign. The Panthers host Camden Fairview (Camden, AR) to confront the Cardinals in a 4A Region 7 challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 11-7. Camden Fairview won 69-55 in their recent league challenge against Nashville (Nashville, AR)

Next up, the Badgers confront the De Queen Leopards (De Queen, AR) in a 4A Region 7 challenge, on Tuesday, January 30. Arkadelphia will attempt to improve on its 13-4 season record. The Leopards come into the challenge with a 5-12 record after their 62-45 league loss to Malvern (Malvern, AR).