Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Marked Tree Indians (Marked Tree, AR) and the visiting Maynard Tigers (Maynard, AR), saw Marked Tree's basketball squad knock off Maynard by a count of 51-38.

With the victory, Marked Tree upgrades its record to 14-2 on the campaign. The Indians host Armorel (Armorel, AR) to play the Tigers in a 1A Region 3 challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 3-11. Armorel lost 62-22 in their recent league challenge against Mammoth Spring (Mammoth Spring, AR)

Next up, the Tigers play the Northeast Arkansas Christian Home Educators Eagles (Jonesboro, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 13. Maynard will attempt to upgrade on its 12-6 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 71-22 non-league loss to Maynard (Maynard, AR).