In Saturday's non-league outing, the Jasper Pirates (Jasper, AR) basketball squad edged the host Marshall Bobcats (Marshall, AR), by a margin of 59-57.

The Pirates (7-13) will now prepare for their outing against Alpena (Alpena, AR). The Leopards go into the non-league outing with a 11-7 record. In their last outing, Alpena held off Flippin (Flippin, AR), 64-61, in a non-league match.

With the defeat, Marshall moves to 7-8 on the year. The Bobcats host Huntsville (Huntsville, AR) to meet the Eagles in a 4A Region 1 match on Tuesday, January 9. The Eagles enter the match with a record of 8-7.