Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Mount Ida Lions (Mount Ida, AR) and the visiting Nevada Blue Jays (Rosston, AR), saw Mount Ida's basketball squad overcome Nevada by a tally of 40-30.

With the victory, Mount Ida improves its record to 14-11 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Emerson (Emerson, AR) to confront the Pirates in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 23. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 22-6. Emerson won 47-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Kirby (Kirby, AR)