The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Earle Bulldogs (Earle, AR) and the host Maynard Tigers (Maynard, AR), observed Earle's basketball team knock off Maynard by a score of 66-46.

The Bulldogs (5-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Crowley's Ridge Academy (Paragould, AR). The Falcons come into the 1A Region 3 challenge with a 12-2 record. In their last challenge, Crowley's Ridge Academy dropped by Marked Tree (Marked Tree, AR), 38-36, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Hoxie Mustangs (Hoxie, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Maynard will attempt to improve on its 1-17 season record.