Fans at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Batesville Pioneers (Batesville, AR) and the host Wynne Yellowjackets (Wynne, AR), saw Batesville's basketball squad hold off Wynne by a tally of 57-51.

With the victory, Batesville improves its record to 1-8 on the campaign. The Pioneers travel to Pocahontas (Pocahontas, AR) to confront the Redskins in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 13. The Redskins come into the challenge with a record of 1-1. Pocahontas won 47-32 in their recent non-league challenge against Walnut Ridge (Walnut Ridge, AR)

Next up, the Yellowjackets confront the Highland Rebels (Hardy, AR) in a 4A Region 3 challenge, on Monday, December 12. Wynne will attempt to improve on its 0-6 season record.