Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Bentonville Tigers (Bentonville, AR) and the host Gravette Lions (Gravette, AR), saw Bentonville's basketball squad hold off Gravette by a count of 54-50.

With the victory, Bentonville upgrades its record to 5-6 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Northside (Fort Smith, AR) to play the Grizzlies in a 6A West challenge on Friday, January 5. The Grizzlies come into the challenge with a record of 13-3. Northside won 67-42 in their recent league challenge against Rogers (Rogers, AR)

Next up, the Lions play the Farmington Cardinals (Farmington, AR) in a 4A Region 1 challenge, on Friday, January 5. Gravette will attempt to upgrade on its 13-5 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 20-1 record after their 56-49 non-league win over Mountain Home (Mountain Home, AR).