Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Barton Bears (Lexa, AR) and the host Augusta Red Devils (Augusta, AR), saw Barton's basketball squad overcome Augusta by a tally of 72-55.

With the victory, Barton improves its record to 5-0 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Palestine-Wheatley (Palestine, AR) to confront the Patriots in a 2A Region 6 challenge on Friday, December 8. The Patriots come into the challenge with a record of 4-3. Palestine-Wheatley won 72-41 in their recent league challenge against Hazen (Hazen, AR)

Next up, the Red Devils confront the Guy-Perkins Thunderbirds (Guy, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 5. Augusta will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Thunderbirds come into the challenge with a 1-6 record after their 50-24 non-league loss to Perryville (Perryville, AR).