Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Viola Longhorns (Viola, AR) and the visiting Calico Rock Pirates (Calico Rock, AR), saw Viola's basketball squad hold off Calico Rock by a tally of 59-52.

With the victory, Viola improves its record to 3-9 on the campaign. The Longhorns travel to Rural Special (Fox, AR) to play the Rebels in a 1A Region 2 challenge on Friday, December 8. The Rebels come into the challenge with a record of 3-6. Rural Special lost 60-38 in their recent league challenge against Concord (Concord, AR)

Next up, the Pirates play the Cave City Cavemen (Cave City, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, December 6. Calico Rock will attempt to improve on its 2-12 season record. The Cavemen come into the challenge with a 3-5 record after their 63-22 league loss to Salem (Salem, AR).