Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Hicks Pirates (Leesville, LA) and the host Doyline Panthers (Doyline, LA), saw Hicks's basketball squad hold off Doyline by a tally of 53-49.

With the victory, Hicks improves its record to 23-15 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Negreet (Negreet, LA) to confront the Indians in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 29. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 30-3. Negreet won 84-74 in their recent non-league challenge against Midland (Midland, LA)