Arkansas High School Basketball - Hillcrest overwhelmed by Marked Tree
January 2, 2024: Marked Tree, AR 72365 The Hillcrest Screamin Eagles basketball team (Strawberry, AR), was overwhelmed 56-24 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Marked Tree Indians (Marked Tree, AR)
The Indians now possess a 13-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Concord for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 4. Marked Tree will confront a Pirates team coming off a 69-65 non-league loss to Mt. Vernon-Enola (Mt. Vernon, AR). The Pirates record now stands at 19-3.
The Screamin Eagles (4-19) will now prepare for their battle against Maynard (Maynard, AR). The Tigers come into the 1A Region 3 battle with a 9-10 record. In their last battle, Maynard was overwhelmed by Salem (Salem, AR), 58-54, in a non-league battle.