The Hamburg Lions basketball team (Hamburg, AR), was toppled 58-50 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Stuttgart Ricebirds (Stuttgart, AR)

The Ricebirds now possess a 5-13 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Mills University Studies for a 4A Region 8 battle on Tuesday, January 16. Stuttgart will confront a Comets team coming off a 63-26 league win over Crossett (Crossett, AR). The Comets record now stands at 10-8.

The Lions (9-8) will now prepare for their battle against Warren (Warren, AR). The Lumberjacks come into the 4A Region 8 battle with a 3-2 record. In their last battle, Warren beat Star City (Star City, AR), 64-55, in a league battle.