Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Luverne Tigers (Luverne, AL) and the visiting Ariton Purple Cats (Ariton, AL), saw Luverne's basketball squad overcome Ariton by a tally of 59-41.

With the victory, Luverne improves its record to 22-6 on the campaign. The Tigers host Washington County (Chatom, AL) to confront the Bulldogs in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 15. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 22-0. Washington County won 67-53 in their recent non-league challenge against Samson (Samson, AL)