Arkansas High School Basketball - Marked Tree triumphant over Hillcrest
January 16, 2025: Marked Tree, AR 72365 The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Marked Tree Indians (Marked Tree, AR) and the visiting Hillcrest Screamin Eagles (Strawberry, AR), observed Marked Tree's basketball team overwhelm Hillcrest by a score of 60-26.
The Indians (16-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Izard County (Brockwell, AR). The Cougars come into the non-league challenge with a 12-4 record. In their last challenge, Izard County trounced Buffalo Island Central (Monette, AR), 81-57, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Screamin Eagles encounter the Maynard Tigers (Maynard, AR) in a 1A Region 3 challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Hillcrest will attempt to improve on its 4-14 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 12-7 record after their 65-39 league loss to Earle (Earle, AR).