The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Maumelle Hornets (Maumelle, AR) and the host Hot Springs Trojans (Hot Springs, AR), observed Maumelle's basketball squad run past Hot Springs by a count of 44-35.

With the victory, Maumelle advances its record to 6-4 on the year. The Hornets travel to Beebe (Beebe, AR) to meet the Badgers in a 5A Central match on Friday, December 12. The Badgers come into the contest with a record of 5-2. Beebe won 48-32 in their recent non-league contest against Star City (Star City, AR)

In their next game, the Trojans battle the Magnolia Panthers (Magnolia, AR) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, December 6. Hot Springs will attempt to better on its 2-3 season record. The Panthers come into the contest with a 10-1 record after their 51-39 non-league win over Malvern (Malvern, AR).