Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Pineville Rebels (Pineville, LA) and the host Edna Karr Cougars (New Orleans, LA), saw Pineville's basketball squad hold off Edna Karr by a tally of 46-45.

With the victory, Pineville improves its record to 25-4 on the campaign. The Rebels travel to St. Thomas More (Lafayette, LA) to encounter the Cougars in a non-league outing on Monday, March 4. The Cougars go into the outing with a record of 31-5. St. Thomas More won 59-50 in their recent non-league outing against Alexandria (Alexandria, LA)

The Cougars now own a 25-11 record.