Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Shirley Blue Devils (Shirley, AR) and the visiting Strong Bulldogs (Strong, AR), saw Shirley's basketball squad hold off Strong by a tally of 65-59.

With the victory, Shirley improves its record to 8-7 on the campaign. The Blue Devils host Omaha (Omaha, AR) to confront the Eagles in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 29. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 11-7. Omaha won 53-46 in their recent non-league challenge against Green Forest (Green Forest, AR)

Next up, the Bulldogs confront the Green Forest Tigers (Green Forest, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 29. Strong will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 5-12 record after their 53-46 non-league loss to Omaha (Omaha, AR).