Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Horatio Lions (Horatio, AR) and the host Spring Hill Bears (Hope, AR), saw Horatio's basketball squad hold off Spring Hill by a tally of 53-52.

With the victory, Horatio improves its record to 2-3 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Umpire (Umpire, AR) to confront the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 8. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 0-10. Umpire lost 43-34 in their recent non-league challenge against Legacy Academy (Lockesburg, AR)

Next up, the Bears confront the Caddo Hills Indians (Norman, AR) in a 2A Region 7 challenge, on Thursday, December 7. Spring Hill will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 7-3 record after their 56-38 non-league win over Bauxite (Bauxite, AR).