The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Hackett Hornets (Hackett, AR) and the visiting Elkins Elks (Elkins, AR), observed Hackett's basketball team edge Elkins by a margin of 47-43.

The Hornets (10-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Lavaca (Lavaca, AR). The Golden Arrows come into the non-league challenge with a 9-5 record. In their last challenge, Lavaca edged Ozark (Ozark, AR), 55-53, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Elks battle the Berryville Bobcats (Berryville, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Elkins will attempt to better on its 11-3 season record. The Bobcats come into the challenge with a 6-5 record after their 70-57 non-league loss to Mountain View (Mountain View, AR).