Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Kaplan Pirates (Kaplan, LA) and the visiting Berwick Panthers (Berwick, LA), saw Kaplan's basketball squad hold off Berwick by a tally of 61-57.

With the victory, Kaplan improves its record to 4-11 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Merryville (Merryville, LA) to play the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 4. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 7-10. Merryville lost 59-41 in their recent non-league challenge against Welsh (Welsh, LA)

Next up, the Panthers play the Pine Prairie Panthers (Pine Prairie, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 4. Berwick will attempt to improve on its 4-12 season record.