The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Benton Tigers (Benton, LA) and the host Eunice Bobcats (Eunice, LA), observed Benton's basketball team knock off Eunice by a score of 58-44.

The Tigers (7-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Ruston (Ruston, LA). The Bearcats come into the non-league challenge with a 2-3 record. In their last challenge, Ruston prevailed over Red River (Coushatta, LA), 62-47, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bobcats encounter the Minden Crimson Tide (Minden, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Eunice will attempt to improve on its 6-8 season record. The Crimson Tide come into the challenge with a 9-1 record after their 67-52 non-league win over Gibsland-Coleman (Gibsland, LA).