The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Columbia Christian Crusaders (Magnolia, AR) and the visiting Strong Bulldogs (Strong, AR), observed Columbia Christian's basketball team knock off Strong by a score of 59-42.

The Crusaders (14-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Lafayette County (Stamps, AR). The Cougars come into the 1A Region 8 challenge with a 10-3 record. In their last challenge, Lafayette County dropped by Taylor (Taylor, AR), 48-41, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Taylor Tigers (Taylor, AR) in a 1A Region 8 challenge, on Friday, January 10. Strong will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 8-5 record after their 48-41 league win over Lafayette County (Stamps, AR).