The Ruston Bearcats (Ruston, LA) basketball edged the visiting Bossier Bearkats (Bossier City, LA), 62-55 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Bearcats now possess a 5-3 record. They play next when they host Richwood for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Ruston will play a Rams team coming off a 70-65 non-league loss to Franklin Parish (Winnsboro, LA). The Rams record now stands at 10-5.

With the loss, Bossier falls to 4-7 on the campaign. The Bearkats host Airline (Bossier City, LA) to play the Vikings in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 28. The Vikings go into the bout with a record of 6-8. Airline won 53-44 in their recent non-league bout against Hornbeck (Hornbeck, LA)