The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the DeWitt Dragons (DeWitt, AR) and the visiting Brinkley Tigers (Brinkley, AR), observed DeWitt's basketball team knock off Brinkley by a score of 53-40.

The Dragons (7-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Stuttgart (Stuttgart, AR). The Ricebirds come into the non-league challenge with a 7-5 record. In their last challenge, Stuttgart prevailed over Dardanelle (Dardanelle, AR), 62-54, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the McGehee Owls (McGehee, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 20. Brinkley will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record. The Owls come into the challenge with a 8-1 record after their 48-39 non-league win over Star City (Star City, AR).