Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Ruston Bearcats (Ruston, LA) and the visiting LaGrange Gators (Lake Charles, LA), saw Ruston's basketball squad hold off LaGrange by a tally of 37-31.

With the victory, Ruston improves its record to 7-2 on the campaign. The Bearcats host Madison Prep Academy (Baton Rouge, LA) to confront the in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 2. The come into the contest with a record of 3-2. Madison Prep Academy lost 49-41 in their recent non-league contest against Zachary (Zachary, LA)

The Gators (6-3) will now prepare for their contest against Sulphur (Sulphur, LA). The Golden Tors come into the non-league contest with a 5-4 record. In their last contest, Sulphur was nudged by Westlake (Westlake, LA), 27-23, in a non-league contest.