The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Acorn Tigers (Mena, AR) and the host Booneville Bearcats (Booneville, AR), observed Acorn's basketball team overwhelm Booneville by a score of 57-33.

The Tigers (9-1) will now prepare for their battle against Magazine (Magazine, AR). The Rattlers enter the non-league battle with a 1-5 record. In their last battle, Magazine was crushed by Danville (Danville, AR), 48-35, in a non-league battle.

The Bearcats now own a 2-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hackett for a non-league challenge on Friday, December 5. Booneville will encounter a Hornets team coming off a 46-25 non-league win over Cedarville (Cedarville, AR). The Hornets record now stands at 1-4.