In Friday's non-league outing, the Ruston Bearcats (Ruston, LA) basketball squad edged the visiting Franklin Parish Patriots (Winnsboro, LA), by a count of 54-49.

The Bearcats (13-6) will now prepare for their outing against Franklin Parish (Winnsboro, LA). The Patriots go into the non-league outing with a 4-10 record. In their last outing, Franklin Parish was tipped by Ruston (Ruston, LA), 54-49, in a non-league outing.

The Patriots now hold a 4-10 record. They play next when they host Ruston for a non-league outing on Wednesday, January 3. Franklin Parish will clash with a Bearcats squad coming off a 54-49 non-league win over Franklin Parish (Winnsboro, LA). The Bearcats record now stands at 13-6.