The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Merryville Panthers (Merryville, LA) and the host Pleasant Hill Eagles (Pleasant Hill, LA), observed Merryville's basketball team edge Pleasant Hill by a score of 51-49.

The Panthers (1-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Grand Isle (Grand Isle, LA). The Trojans come into the non-league challenge with a 0-0 record.

In their next game, the Eagles encounter the Lacassine Cardinals (Lacassine, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, November 21. Pleasant Hill will attempt to improve on its 5-1 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 4-4 record after their 62-48 non-league loss to Grand Lake (Lake Charles, LA).