Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Fairview Panthers (Grant, LA) and the visiting Rapides Mustangs (Lecompte, LA), saw Fairview's basketball squad wallop Rapides by a tally of 88-54.

With the victory, Fairview improves its record to 20-3 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches, LA) to confront the Chiefs in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 9. The Chiefs come into the challenge with a record of 3-7. Natchitoches Central won 66-57 in their recent league challenge against Haughton (Haughton, LA)

Next up, the Mustangs confront the Monterey Wolves (Monterey, LA) in a B District 5 challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Rapides will attempt to improve on its 12-8 season record. The Wolves come into the challenge with a 6-5 record after their 71-23 non-league win over Dodson (Dodson, LA).