In Saturday's non-league contest, the visiting Hornbeck Hornets basketball squad scored a tight 45-42 victory over the Merryville Panthers.

Next, the Hornets face the Pickering Red Devils (Leesville, LA) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, December 16. Hornbeck will attempt to upgrade on its 8-5 season record. The Red Devils enter the outing with a 0-13 record after their 39-23 non-league loss to Hackberry (Hackberry, LA).

The Panthers (6-6) will now prepare for their outing against Oak Hill (Hineston, LA). The Rams enter the non-league outing with a 4-9 record. In their last outing, Oak Hill was nipped by Anacoco (Anacoco, LA), 54-28, in a non-league outing.