The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Marmaduke Greyhounds (Marmaduke, AR) and the host Buffalo Island Central Mustangs (Monette, AR), observed Marmaduke's basketball team overwhelm Buffalo Island Central by a score of 72-36.

The Greyhounds (11-15) will now prepare for their challenge against Manila (Manila, AR). The Lions come into the non-league challenge with a 7-12 record. In their last challenge, Manila was routed by Newport (Newport, AR), 66-59, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Mustangs encounter the Bay Yellowjackets (Bay, AR) in a 2A Region 3 challenge, on Friday, February 7. Buffalo Island Central will attempt to improve on its 5-19 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 19-7 record after their 58-46 league win over Riverside (Lake City, AR).