Fans at Friday's league challenge between the West Fork Tigers (West Fork, AR) and the host Valley Springs Tigers (Valley Springs, AR), saw West Fork's basketball squad hold off Valley Springs by a tally of 70-63.

With the victory, West Fork improves its record to 12-2 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Bergman (Bergman, AR) to confront the Panthers in a 3A Region 1 challenge on Wednesday, January 11. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 14-1.

Next up, the Tigers confront the Elkins Elks (Elkins, AR) in a 3A Region 1 challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Valley Springs will attempt to improve on its 9-9 season record. The Elks come into the challenge with a 6-7 record after their 58-51 league win over Flippin (Flippin, AR).