The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Benton Panthers (Benton, AR) and the visiting Jacksonville Titans (Jacksonville, AR), observed Benton's basketball team overcome Jacksonville by a score of 69-57.

The Panthers (6-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Central (Little Rock, AR). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 1-7 record. In their last challenge, Central dropped by Mills University Studies (Little Rock, AR), 52-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Titans battle the Mills University Studies Comets (Little Rock, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 7. Jacksonville will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record. The Comets come into the challenge with a 7-1 record after their 52-50 non-league win over Central (Little Rock, AR).