The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the St. Joseph Bulldogs (Conway, AR) and the visiting Jessieville Lions (Jessieville, AR), observed St. Joseph's basketball team edge Jessieville by a score of 42-40.

The Bulldogs (2-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Ozark Catholic Academy (Springdale, AR). The Griffins enter the non-league battle with a 3-7 record.

The Lions now own a 2-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Harmony Grove for a 3A Region 5 battle on Tuesday, December 9. Jessieville will meet a Cardinals squad coming off a 60-32 non-league loss to Episcopal (Little Rock, AR). The Cardinals record now stands at 4-5.