The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the East Union Urchins (Blue Springs, MS) and the visiting Hickory Flat Rebels (Hickory Flat, MS), observed East Union's basketball team overwhelm Hickory Flat by a score of 76-50.

The Urchins (12-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Vardaman (Vardaman, MS). The Rams come into the non-league challenge with a 5-8 record. In their last challenge, Vardaman trounced Tremont (Tremont, MS), 67-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rebels encounter the Marshall Academy Patriots (Holly Springs, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Hickory Flat will attempt to improve on its 1-16 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 2-3 record after their 94-47 non-league win over Jumpertown (Booneville, MS).