In Saturday's non-league test, the Shields Panthers (Beatrice, AL) basketball squad knocked off the host Pike Liberal Arts Patriots (Troy, AL), by a score of 57-41.

Next, the Panthers encounter the Marengo Panthers (Dixons Mills, AL) in a 1A Area 4 test, on Friday, January 10. Shields will attempt to improve on its 5-5 season record.

The Patriots (4-7) will now prepare for their test against Elba (Elba, AL). The Tigers come into the non-league test with a 1-3 record. In their last test, Elba went down by Goshen (Goshen, AL), 49-46, in a non-league test.