The Mountainburg Dragons basketball team (Mountainburg, AR), was nudged 40-38 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Hackett Hornets (Hackett, AR)

The Hornets now possess a 9-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Westside for a 2A Region 4 battle on Friday, February 8. Hackett will battle a Rebels team coming off a 65-62 league win over Magazine (Magazine, AR). The Rebels record now stands at 10-14.

The Dragons (11-12) will now prepare for their battle against Danville (Danville, AR). The Little Johns come into the 2A Region 4 battle with a 15-9 record. In their last battle, Danville was nudged by Lavaca (Lavaca, AR), 62-43, in a league battle.