Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Fouke Panthers (Fouke, AR) and the visiting Bismarck Lions (Bismarck, AR), saw Fouke's basketball squad overcome Bismarck by a tally of 49-40.

With the victory, Fouke improves its record to 16-12 on the campaign. The Panthers host Genoa Central (Texarkana, AR) to confront the Dragons in a 3A Region 7 challenge on Friday, February 2. The Dragons come into the challenge with a record of 8-15. Genoa Central lost 61-51 in their recent league challenge against Prescott (Prescott, AR)

Next up, the Lions confront the Glen Rose Beavers (Malvern, AR) in a 3A Region 7 challenge, on Friday, February 2. Bismarck will attempt to improve on its 4-18 season record. The Beavers come into the challenge with a 1-13 record after their 50-30 league loss to Fouke (Fouke, AR).