The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Bradley Bears (Bradley, AR) and the host Strong Bulldogs (Strong, AR), observed Bradley's basketball team overwhelm Strong by a score of 49-11.

The Bears (6-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Mineral Springs (Mineral Springs, AR). The Hornets come into the non-league challenge with a 4-3 record. In their last challenge, Mineral Springs trounced Umpire (Umpire, AR), 64-39, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Bearden Bears (Bearden, AR) in a 1A Region 8 challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Strong will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Bears come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 56-6 league win over Columbia Christian (Magnolia, AR).