The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Bismarck Lions (Bismarck, AR) and the host St. Joseph Bulldogs (Conway, AR), observed Bismarck's basketball team overcome St. Joseph by a score of 44-24.

The Lions (6-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Heber Springs (Heber Springs, AR). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 7-5 record. In their last challenge, Heber Springs defeated England (England, AR), 66-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs (North Little Rock, AR) in a 2A Region 5 challenge, on Friday, December 6. St. Joseph will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 1-8 record after their 52-18 league loss to Bigelow (Bigelow, AR).