The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Junction City Dragons (Junction City, AR) and the host Fordyce Redbugs (Fordyce, AR), witnessed Junction City's basketball squad hold off Fordyce by a count of 37-36.

With the victory, Junction City advances its record to 3-2 on the year. The Dragons host Gurdon (Gurdon, AR) to meet the Go-Devils in a 2A Region 8 battle on Tuesday, December 9. The Go-Devils enter the battle with a record of 1-6. Gurdon lost 49-26 in their recent league battle against Parkers Chapel (El Dorado, AR)

The Redbugs now own a 2-4 record. They play next when they travel to Bearden for a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 11.