The Benton Panthers (Benton, AR) basketball knocked off the visiting Pine Bluff Zebras (Pine Bluff, AR), 59-50 in Friday's league test.

The Panthers (22-4) will now prepare for their test against Lake Hamilton (Pearcy, AR). The Wolves go into the 5A South test with a 19-6 record. In their last test, Lake Hamilton notched a victory over Hot Springs (Hot Springs, AR), 62-28, in a league test.

The Zebras now own a 16-7 record. They play next when they travel to Arkansas for a 5A South test on Monday, February 12. Pine Bluff will encounter a Razorbacks squad coming off a 85-31 league loss to White Hall (White Hall, AR). The Razorbacks record now stands at 6-16.