The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the West Monroe Rebels (West Monroe, LA) and the visiting Washington Lions (Shreveport, LA), observed West Monroe's basketball team overwhelm Washington by a margin of 88-61.

The Rebels (6-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Central (Baton Rouge, LA). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 8-1 record. In their last challenge, Central trounced Walker (Walker, LA), 85-33, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Lions battle the Ouachita Parish Lions (Monroe, LA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Washington will attempt to better on its 13-3 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 9-5 record after their 64-54 non-league loss to Central (Baton Rouge, LA).