Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Elkins Elks (Elkins, AR) and the visiting Valley Springs Tigers (Valley Springs, AR), saw Elkins's basketball squad hold off Valley Springs by a tally of 58-52.

With the victory, Elkins improves its record to 21-3 on the campaign. The Elks travel to Green Forest (Green Forest, AR) to confront the Tigers in a 3A Region 1 battle on Tuesday, February 6. The Tigers come into the battle with a record of 6-21. Green Forest won 47-38 in their recent non-league battle against Lead Hill (Lead Hill, AR)

The Tigers (28-10) will now prepare for their battle against Bergman (Bergman, AR). The Panthers come into the 3A Region 1 battle with a 26-8 record. In their last battle, Bergman edged West Fork (West Fork, AR), 57-50, in a league battle.