The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Paris Eagles (Paris, AR) and the host Cedarville Pirates (Cedarville, AR), observed Paris's basketball team overcome Cedarville by a margin of 51-40.

The Eagles (3-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Shiloh Christian (Springdale, AR). The Saints come into the non-league challenge with a 3-10 record. In their last challenge, Shiloh Christian defeated Berryville (Berryville, AR), 68-28, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Pirates battle the Wonderview Daredevils (Hattieville, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Cedarville will attempt to better on its 3-7 season record. The Daredevils come into the challenge with a 14-6 record after their 69-58 league win over Nemo Vista (Center Ridge, AR).