Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Carthage Tigers (Carthage, MO) and the visiting Marshall Bobcats (Marshall, AR), saw Carthage's basketball squad overcome Marshall by a tally of 56-44.

With the victory, Carthage improves its record to 5-4 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Earle (Earle, AR) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 30. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 3-5. Earle lost 82-72 in their recent non-league challenge against Harrison (Harrison, AR)

Next up, the Bobcats play the Harrison Goblins (Harrison, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 30. Marshall will attempt to improve on its 12-5 season record. The Goblins come into the challenge with a 11-3 record after their 82-72 non-league win over Earle (Earle, AR).