Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Merryville Panthers (Merryville, LA) and the visiting Kaplan Pirates (Kaplan, LA), saw Merryville's basketball squad overcome Kaplan by a tally of 61-42.

With the victory, Merryville improves its record to 8-10 on the campaign. The Panthers host Buckeye (Buckeye, LA) to confront the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 5. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 18-0. Buckeye won 50-31 in their recent non-league challenge against Glenmora (Glenmora, LA)

Next up, the Pirates confront the Northside Christian Warriors (Crowley, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 5. Kaplan will attempt to improve on its 4-12 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 8-11 record after their 66-62 non-league loss to Hathaway (Jennings, LA).