The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Ashdown Panthers (Ashdown, AR) and the visiting Genoa Central Dragons (Texarkana, AR), observed Ashdown's basketball team edge Genoa Central by a score of 46-42.

The Panthers (9-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Centerpoint (Amity, AR). The Knights come into the 3A Region 7 challenge with a 15-3 record. In their last challenge, Centerpoint was tipped by Fouke (Fouke, AR), 57-50, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Dragons encounter the Bismarck Lions (Bismarck, AR) in a 3A Region 7 challenge, on Friday, January 31. Genoa Central will attempt to improve on its 9-12 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 17-7 record after their 58-22 league win over Smackover (Smackover, AR).