Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Sterlington Panthers (Sterlington, LA) and the visiting Ruston Bearcats (Ruston, LA), saw Sterlington's basketball squad overcome Ruston by a tally of 65-48.

With the victory, Sterlington improves its record to 15-4 on the campaign. The Panthers host Mangham (Mangham, LA) to confront the Dragons in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Dragons come into the challenge with a record of 7-5. Mangham lost 42-36 in their recent non-league challenge against Union Parish (Farmerville, LA)

Next up, the Bearcats confront the Northwood Gators (Lena, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 10. Ruston will attempt to improve on its 14-7 season record. The Gators come into the challenge with a 8-9 record after their 44-40 league win over Montgomery (Montgomery, LA).