The Brinkley Tigers defeated the host Barton Bears basketball squad by a final score of 86-77 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Next, the Tigers clash with the Scott Charter (Scott, AR) in a 1A Region 6 outing, on Tuesday, January 7. Brinkley will attempt to upgrade on its 7-3 season record. The come into the outing with a 1-9 record after their 77-22 league loss to Dermott (Dermott, AR).

The Bears (11-3) will now prepare for their outing against Clarendon (Clarendon, AR). The Lions come into the non-league outing with a 6-3 record. In their last outing, Clarendon overcame Augusta (Augusta, AR), 79-53, in a non-league outing.