The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Washington Lions (Shreveport, LA) and the host Byrd Yellow Jackets (Shreveport, LA), observed Washington's basketball team knock off Byrd by a score of 39-20.

The Lions (6-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Logansport (Logansport, LA). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 6-2 record.

In their next game, the Yellow Jackets encounter the Ebarb Rebels (Noble, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Byrd will attempt to improve on its 1-13 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 7-11 record after their 39-34 non-league win over Stanley (Logansport, LA).