The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Elkins Elks (Elkins, AR) and the host Hackett Hornets (Hackett, AR), observed Elkins's basketball team overwhelm Hackett by a margin of 57-30.

The Elks (10-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Mansfield (Mansfield, AR). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 5-4 record. In their last challenge, Mansfield was trounced by Lamar (Lamar, AR), 65-56, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Hornets battle the Cossatot River Eagles (Cove, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Hackett will attempt to better on its 5-7 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 0-17 record after their 57-35 league loss to Charleston (Charleston, AR).