Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Bentonville Tigers (Bentonville, AR) and the visiting Dardanelle Sand Lizards (Dardanelle, AR), saw Bentonville's basketball squad hold off Dardanelle by a tally of 46-43.

With the victory, Bentonville improves its record to 4-6 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Gravette (Gravette, AR) to play the Lions in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 29. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 13-4. Gravette won 72-65 in their recent non-league challenge against Dover (Dover, AR)

Next up, the Sand Lizards play the Dover Pirates (Dover, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 29. Dardanelle will attempt to improve on its 11-3 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 11-3 record after their 72-65 non-league loss to Gravette (Gravette, AR).