Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Elkins Elks (Elkins, AR) and the visiting West Fork Tigers (West Fork, AR), saw Elkins's basketball squad hold off West Fork by a tally of 49-48.

With the victory, Elkins improves its record to 11-0 on the campaign. The Elks travel to Bergman (Bergman, AR) to play the Panthers in a 3A Region 1 challenge on Friday, December 15. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 16-5. Bergman won 75-36 in their recent league challenge against Lincoln (Lincoln, AR)

Next up, the Tigers play the Green Forest Tigers (Green Forest, AR) in a 3A Region 1 challenge, on Friday, December 15. West Fork will attempt to improve on its 9-5 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 5-8 record after their 66-41 league loss to Lincoln (Lincoln, AR).