In Thursday's non-league outing, the Nettleton Raiders (Jonesboro, AR) basketball squad beat the host Harding Academy Wildcats (Searcy, AR), by a count of 59-44.

The Raiders (13-1) will now prepare for their outing against Greene County Tech (Paragould, AR). The Golden Eagles go into the 5A East outing with a 10-5 record. In their last outing, Greene County Tech defeated Walnut Ridge (Walnut Ridge, AR), 54-39, in a non-league outing.

The Wildcats now hold a 9-3 record. They play next when they travel to Buffalo Island Central for a non-league outing on Tuesday, January 2. Harding Academy will clash with a Mustangs squad coming off a 64-35 non-league loss to Izard County (Brockwell, AR). The Mustangs record now stands at 8-7.