In Friday's non-league outing, the Northwest Raiders (Opelousas, LA) basketball squad edged the visiting Tara Trojans (Baton Rouge, LA), by a margin of 51-44.

The Raiders (8-2) will now prepare for their outing against Beau Chene (Arnaudville, LA). The Gators go into the non-league outing with a 13-8 record. In their last outing, Beau Chene held off Westgate (New Iberia, LA), 56-49, in a non-league outing.

The Trojans now own a 5-14 record. They play next when they travel to Dutchtown for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 9. Tara will clash with a Griffins squad coming off a 39-30 non-league win over White Castle (White Castle, LA). The Griffins record now stands at 12-8.