The Beebe Badgers (Beebe, AR) basketball nipped the host Morrilton Devil Dogs (Morrilton, AR), 50-49 in Friday's non-league test.

The Badgers (2-1) will now prepare for their test against Van Buren (Van Buren, AR). The Pointers go into the non-league test with a 1-2 record. In their last test, Van Buren was tipped by Alma (Alma, AR), 65-49, in a non-league test.

The Devil Dogs now own a 1-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Central Arkansas Christian for a 5A Southwest test on Monday, December 12. Morrilton will clash with a Mustangs squad coming off a 54-43 non-league loss to Southside (Fort Smith, AR). The Mustangs record now stands at 5-2.