The Benton Tigers basketball team (Benton, LA), was nudged 56-49 in Thursday's non-league battle with the visiting Northwood Falcons (Shreveport, LA)

The Falcons now sport a 8-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Ruston for a non-league battle on Friday, January 5. Northwood will battle a Bearcats team coming off a 71-54 non-league win over Neville (Monroe, LA). The Bearcats record now stands at 8-7.

The Tigers (8-8) will now prepare for their battle against Ringgold (Ringgold, LA). The Redskins come into the non-league battle with a 12-6 record. In their last battle, Ringgold was nudged by Huntington (Shreveport, LA), 50-47, in a non-league battle.