The Belaire Bengals (Baton Rouge, LA) basketball edged the visiting Slaughter Community Charter Knights (Slaughter, LA), 38-37 in Wednesday's non-league bout.

The Bengals now possess a 2-2 record. They play next when they travel to Baker for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 10. Belaire will play a Buffaloes team coming off a 37-32 league loss to East Feliciana (Jackson, LA). The Buffaloes record now stands at 1-1.

With the loss, Slaughter Community Charter falls to 0-5 on the campaign. The Knights host North Iberville (Rosedale, LA) to play the Bears in a non-league bout on Friday, December 6. The Bears go into the bout with a record of 1-1. North Iberville won 72-14 in their recent non-league bout against Louisiana School for the Deaf (Baton Rouge, LA)