Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Jonesboro Hurricane (Jonesboro, AR) and the host Nettleton Raiders (Jonesboro, AR), saw Jonesboro's basketball squad hold off Nettleton by a tally of 50-47.

With the victory, Jonesboro improves its record to 3-5 on the campaign. The Hurricane host Clinton (Clinton, AR) to confront the Yellowjackets in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 23. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a record of 3-4.

Next up, the Raiders confront the Mountain Home Bombers (Mountain Home, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 19. Nettleton will attempt to improve on its 8-1 season record. The Bombers come into the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 52-48 non-league win over Paragould (Paragould, AR).