The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Emerson Pirates (Emerson, AR) and the host Blevins Hornets (Blevins, AR), observed Emerson's basketball team knock off Blevins by a score of 58-48.

The Pirates (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Ouachita (Donaldson, AR). The Warriors come into the non-league challenge with a 0-0 record.

In their next game, the Hornets battle the ESTEM Mets (Little Rock, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, November 7. Blevins will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Mets come into the contest with a 1-2 record after their 54-36 non-league loss to Riverside (Lake City, AR).