Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Bentonville West Wolverines (Centerton, AR) and the host Van Buren Pointers (Van Buren, AR), saw Bentonville West's basketball squad hold off Van Buren by a tally of 44-41.

With the victory, Bentonville West improves its record to 2-1 on the campaign. The Wolverines travel to Bentonville (Bentonville, AR) to confront the Tigers in a 6A West challenge on Saturday, December 17. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 1-1.

Next up, the Pointers confront the Gravette Lions (Gravette, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 2. Van Buren will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 71-11 non-league win over Lincoln (Lincoln, AR).