Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Mena Bearcats (Mena, AR) and the visiting Ashdown Panthers (Ashdown, AR), saw Mena's basketball squad knock off Ashdown by a count of 39-30.

With the victory, Mena upgrades its record to 3-3 on the campaign. The Bearcats travel to Wright City (Wright City, OK) to play the Lumberjax in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 7. The Lumberjax come into the challenge with a record of 8-0. Wright City won 65-49 in their recent non-league challenge against Horatio (Horatio, AR)

Next up, the Panthers play the Watson Chapel Wildcats (Pine Bluff, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 8. Ashdown will attempt to upgrade on its 1-2 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 49-21 non-league win over Malvern (Malvern, AR).