The Sloan-Hendrix Greyhounds nipped the host Marshall Bobcats basketball squad by a final score of 57-56 in Friday's league outing.

Next, the Greyhounds clash with the Highland Rebels (Hardy, AR) in a non-league outing, on Thursday, December 26. Sloan-Hendrix will attempt to upgrade on its 15-5 season record. The Rebels enter the outing with a 5-6 record after their 41-38 non-league loss to Thayer (Thayer, MO).

The Bobcats (5-7) will now prepare for their outing against Cedar Ridge (Newark, AR). The Timberwolves enter the 2A Region 2 outing with a 10-3 record. In their last outing, Cedar Ridge was nipped by Jonesboro (Jonesboro, AR), 67-49, in a non-league outing.