The Viola Longhorns ran past the host Izard County Cougars basketball team by a final score of 54-43 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Longhorns face the Hillcrest Screamin Eagles (Strawberry, AR) in a 1A Region 2 North game, on Tuesday, January 18. Viola will attempt to move on its 3-4 season record.

With the defeat, Izard County moves to 16-5 on the year. The Cougars travel to Sloan-Hendrix (Imboden, AR) to face the Greyhounds in a 1A Region 2 North game on Tuesday, January 18. The Greyhounds enter the game with a record of 1-6. Sloan-Hendrix won 71-54 in their recent non-league test against Weiner (Weiner, AR)