Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Valley Springs Tigers (Valley Springs, AR) and the visiting Rural Special Rebels (Fox, AR), saw Valley Springs's basketball squad wallop Rural Special by a tally of 61-33.

With the victory, Valley Springs improves its record to 25-5 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to West Fork (West Fork, AR) to confront the Tigers in a 3A Region 1 challenge on Friday, January 5. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 10-6.

Next up, the Rebels confront the Norfork Panthers (Norfork, AR) in a 1A Region 2 challenge, on Thursday, January 4. Rural Special will attempt to improve on its 4-12 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 6-13 record after their 57-56 league win over Viola (Viola, AR).