The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Haughton Buccaneers (Haughton, LA) and the host Benton Tigers (Benton, LA), observed Haughton's basketball team edge Benton by a score of 47-45.

The Buccaneers (26-9) will now prepare for their challenge against Stanley (Logansport, LA). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 18-14 record. In their last challenge, Stanley was tipped by Hornbeck (Hornbeck, LA), 60-38, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers battle the Parkway Panthers (Bossier City, LA) in a 5A District 1 challenge, on Friday, February 7. Benton will attempt to improve on its 17-19 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 17-10 record after their 63-49 league win over Airline (Bossier City, LA).