Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Springdale Bulldogs (Springdale, AR) and the visiting Providence Academy Patriots (Rogers, AR), saw Springdale's basketball squad overcome Providence Academy by a tally of 68-53.

With the victory, Springdale improves its record to 6-1 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Bentonville West (Centerton, AR) to play the Wolverines in a 6A West challenge on Tuesday, December 19. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a record of 7-5. Bentonville West lost 51-50 in their recent non-league challenge against McDonald County (Anderson, MO)

Next up, the Patriots play the Southside Mavericks (Fort Smith, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 27. Providence Academy will attempt to improve on its 7-3 season record. The Mavericks come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 51-40 non-league loss to Greene County Tech (Paragould, AR).