The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Valley Christian River Hawks (Russellville, AR) and the visiting Varsity Opponent (, ), observed Valley Christian's basketball team knock off Varsity Opponent by a score of 53-40.

The River Hawks (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Union Christian Academy (Fort Smith, AR). The Eagles come into the Heartland Christian challenge with a 6-3 record. In their last challenge, Union Christian Academy prevailed over Southwest Christian Academy (Little Rock, AR), 66-31, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the encounter the Christian Ministries Academy Conquerors (Hot Springs, AR) in a Heartland Christian battle, on Thursday, November 20. Varsity Opponent will attempt to advance on its 30-221 season record. The Conquerors enter the battle with a 5-5 record after their 59-37 league win over Cornerstone Christian (Tillar, AR).