Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Blevins Hornets (Blevins, AR) and the visiting Mount Ida Lions (Mount Ida, AR), saw Blevins's basketball squad knock off Mount Ida by a count of 65-50.

With the victory, Blevins upgrades its record to 6-11 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Mineral Springs (Mineral Springs, AR) to play the Hornets in a 1A Region 7 challenge on Tuesday, January 2. The Hornets come into the challenge with a record of 1-4.

Next up, the Lions play the Umpire Wildcats (Umpire, AR) in a Freelance challenge, on Friday, December 15. Mount Ida will attempt to upgrade on its 1-6 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 0-10 record after their 67-61 non-league loss to Legacy Academy (Lockesburg, AR).