The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Hamburg Lions (Hamburg, AR) and the host Emerson Pirates (Emerson, AR), observed Hamburg's basketball team edge Emerson by a score of 61-55.

The Lions (2-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Hampton (Hampton, AR). The Bulldogs come into the non-league challenge with a 2-2 record.

In their next game, the Pirates encounter the Bearden Bears (Bearden, AR) in a non-league bout, on Wednesday, December 4. Emerson will attempt to move on its 5-5 season record. The Bears go into the bout with a 1-3 record after their 55-53 non-league loss to Hampton (Hampton, AR).