The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Mammoth Spring Bears (Mammoth Spring, AR) and the visiting Calico Rock Pirates (Calico Rock, AR), observed Mammoth Spring's basketball team edge Calico Rock by a score of 53-50.

The Bears (9-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Tuckerman (Tuckerman, AR). The Bulldogs come into the 2A Region 2 challenge with a 14-7 record. In their last challenge, Tuckerman edged Marshall (Marshall, AR), 63-52, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Timbo Tigers (Timbo, AR) in a 1A Region 2 challenge, on Monday, December 16. Calico Rock will attempt to improve on its 10-4 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 8-10 record after their 61-51 non-league loss to Highland (Hardy, AR).