The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Marked Tree Indians (Marked Tree, AR) and the host Gosnell Pirates (Gosnell, AR), observed Marked Tree's basketball team edge Gosnell by a score of 65-63.

The Indians (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Crowley's Ridge Academy (Paragould, AR). The Falcons come into the 1A Region 3 challenge with a 12-1 record. In their last challenge, Crowley's Ridge Academy edged Hillcrest (Strawberry, AR), 69-48, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Buffalo Island Central Mustangs (Monette, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 13. Gosnell will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 4-10 record after their 66-51 non-league loss to Riverside (Lake City, AR).