Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Marshall Bobcats (Marshall, AR) and the visiting Valley Springs Tigers (Valley Springs, AR), saw Marshall's basketball squad hold off Valley Springs by a tally of 71-70.

With the victory, Marshall improves its record to 5-1 on the campaign. The Bobcats travel to Cotter (Cotter, AR) to confront the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Monday, November 27. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 5-8. Cotter lost 57-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Valley Springs (Valley Springs, AR)

Next up, the Tigers confront the Western Grove Warriors (Western Grove, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, November 28. Valley Springs will attempt to improve on its 13-3 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 3-3 record after their 54-46 non-league win over Lead Hill (Lead Hill, AR).