In Saturday's non-league outing, the Acorn Tigers (Mena, AR) basketball squad beat the visiting Smackover Buckaroos (Smackover, AR), by a count of 43-35.

The Tigers (12-5) will now prepare for their outing against Mansfield (Mansfield, AR). The Tigers go into the non-league outing with a 4-5 record. In their last outing, Mansfield was topped by Lavaca (Lavaca, AR), 56-48, in a league outing.

The Buckaroos now hold a 3-4 record. They play next when they host Parkers Chapel for a non-league outing on Tuesday, December 20. Smackover will clash with a Trojans squad coming off a 54-30 league win over Rison (Rison, AR). The Trojans record now stands at 4-5.