The Natchitoches Central Chiefs (Natchitoches, LA) basketball edged the visiting South Beauregard Knights (Longville, LA), 47-44 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Chiefs now possess a 7-1 record. They play next when they host Fairview for a non-league bout on Friday, December 5. Natchitoches Central will play a Panthers team coming off a 62-57 non-league loss to Sulphur (Sulphur, LA). The Panthers record now stands at 9-4.

With the loss, South Beauregard falls to 5-1 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Lacassine (Lacassine, LA) to clash with the Cardinals in a non-league test on Friday, December 5. The Cardinals come into the test with a record of 4-6. Lacassine lost 84-50 in their recent non-league test against Midland (Midland, LA)