Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Bolton Bears (Alexandria, LA) and the visiting Rapides Mustangs (Lecompte, LA), saw Bolton's basketball squad wallop Rapides by a tally of 57-17.

With the victory, Bolton improves its record to 5-6 on the campaign. The Bears host DeRidder (DeRidder, LA) to confront the Dragons in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 15. The Dragons come into the challenge with a record of 0-9. DeRidder lost 50-31 in their recent non-league challenge against Ville Platte (Ville Platte, LA)

Next up, the Mustangs confront the Pitkin Tigers (Pitkin, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 19. Rapides will attempt to improve on its 1-12 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 14-7 record after their 67-12 non-league win over Vidalia (Vidalia, LA).