Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Salem Greyhounds (Salem, AR) and the visiting Hoxie Mustangs (Hoxie, AR), saw Salem's basketball squad hold off Hoxie by a tally of 46-44.

With the victory, Salem improves its record to 3-0 on the campaign. The Greyhounds travel to Melbourne (Melbourne, AR) to confront the Bearkatz in a 3A Region 2 challenge on Friday, December 16. The Bearkatz come into the challenge with a record of 0-7. Melbourne lost 57-32 in their recent league challenge against Mountain View (Mountain View, AR)

Next up, the Mustangs confront the Walnut Ridge Bobcats (Walnut Ridge, AR) in a 3A Region 2 challenge, on Friday, December 16. Hoxie will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 68-35 league win over Newport (Newport, AR).