Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Brilliant Tigers (Brilliant, AL) and the visiting Phillips Bears (Bear Creek, AL), saw Brilliant's basketball squad hold off Phillips by a tally of 58-51.

With the victory, Brilliant improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Tigers host Berry (Berry, AL) to confront the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Thursday, November 16. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Berry lost 58-47 in their recent non-league test against Sumiton Christian (Sumiton, AL)

The Bears now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they travel to Hamilton for a non-league test on Tuesday, November 14.