Alexandria Trojans (Alexandria, LA) backers were pleased Saturday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the visiting Pitkin Tigers (Pitkin, LA), 60-53 in a non-league bout.

With the victory, Alexandria upgrades its record to 8-3 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Fairview (Grant, LA) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Wednesday, December 28. The Panthers come into the bout with a record of 20-6.

Next up, the Tigers play the Rapides Mustangs (Lecompte, LA) in a non-league bout, on Monday, December 19. Pitkin will attempt to upgrade on its 15-8 season record. The Mustangs come into the bout with a 1-12 record after their 57-17 non-league loss to Bolton (Alexandria, LA).