Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Malvern Leopards (Malvern, AR) and the host Ouachita Warriors (Donaldson, AR), saw Malvern's basketball squad knock off Ouachita by a count of 57-40.

With the victory, Malvern upgrades its record to 1-2 on the campaign. The Leopards travel to Kirby (Kirby, AR) to play the Trojans in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, December 21. The Trojans come into the challenge with a record of 5-4.

Next up, the Warriors play the Rison Wildcats (Rison, AR) in a 2A Region 8 match, on Tuesday, January 10. Ouachita will attempt to move on its 7-9 season record.