Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Providence Academy Patriots (Rogers, AR) and the host Lavaca Golden Arrows (Lavaca, AR), saw Providence Academy's basketball squad hold off Lavaca by a tally of 64-57.

With the victory, Providence Academy improves its record to 7-1 on the campaign. The Patriots host Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy (Bentonville, AR) to confront the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Monday, December 5. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Golden Arrows confront the Charleston Tigers (Charleston, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 7. Lavaca will attempt to improve on its 4-2 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 64-25 non-league loss to Perryville (Perryville, AR).