The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Franklin Parish Patriots (Winnsboro, LA) and the visiting Richwood Rams (Monroe, LA), observed Franklin Parish's basketball team edge Richwood by a score of 70-65.

The Patriots (9-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Sterlington (Sterlington, LA). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 8-7 record.

In their next game, the Rams battle the Ruston Bearcats (Ruston, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Richwood will attempt to improve on its 10-5 season record.