Fans at Thursday's non-league match between the Buckeye Panthers (Buckeye, LA) and the visiting Rapides Mustangs (Lecompte, LA), witnessed Buckeye's basketball squad nudge Rapides by a count of 40-38.

With the triumph, Buckeye betters its record to 4-3 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Glenmora (Glenmora, LA) to battle the Wildcats in a non-league contest on Friday, December 12. The Wildcats go into the contest with a record of 6-6. Glenmora lost 44-42 in their recent non-league match against Northwood (Lena, LA)

The Mustangs now sport a 2-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Plainview for a non-league match on Monday, December 15. Rapides will face a Hornets squad coming off a 65-55 non-league loss to Lacassine (Lacassine, LA). The Hornets record now stands at 9-4.