Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Earle Bulldogs (Earle, AR) and the host Marmaduke Greyhounds (Marmaduke, AR), saw Earle's basketball squad hold off Marmaduke by a tally of 71-68.

With the victory, Earle improves its record to 8-2 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Paragould (Paragould, AR) to encounter the Rams in a non-league outing on Friday, December 8. The Rams go into the outing with a record of 0-4.

The Greyhounds now own a 6-7 record. They play next when they travel to Yellville-Summit for a non-league outing on Saturday, December 9. Marmaduke will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 42-41 league win over Cotter (Cotter, AR). The Panthers record now stands at 4-4.