The Barton Bears (Lexa, AR) basketball knocked off the visiting Des Arc Eagles (Des Arc, AR), 63-54 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Bears (26-3) will now prepare for their test against Marmaduke (Marmaduke, AR). The Greyhounds go into the non-league test with a 13-15 record. In their last test, Marmaduke notched a victory over Newport (Newport, AR), 65-29, in a non-league test.

The Eagles now own a 15-9 record. They play next when they host Riverside for a non-league test on Thursday, February 22. Des Arc will encounter a Rebels squad coming off a 45-24 non-league loss to Mammoth Spring (Mammoth Spring, AR). The Rebels record now stands at 20-5.