The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Hackett Hornets (Hackett, AR) and the visiting Mena Bearcats (Mena, AR), observed Hackett's basketball team edge Mena by a score of 53-50.

The Hornets (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Waldron (Waldron, AR). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 1-0 record. In their last challenge, Waldron edged Lavaca (Lavaca, AR), 58-55, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bearcats battle the Booneville Bearcats (Booneville, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, November 19. Mena will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record.