The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Emerson Pirates (Emerson, AR) and the visiting Hamburg Lions (Hamburg, AR), observed Emerson's basketball team overcome Hamburg by a margin of 40-31.

The Pirates (7-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Hamburg (Hamburg, AR). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record.

In their next game, the Lions battle the White Hall Bulldogs (White Hall, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, November 22. Hamburg will attempt to better on its 0-1 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 4-0 record after their 43-32 non-league win over Glen Rose (Malvern, AR).