The McCrory Jaguars basketball team (McCrory, AR), was nudged 58-55 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Palestine-Wheatley Patriots (Palestine, AR)

The Patriots now possess a 7-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Clarendon for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 13. Palestine-Wheatley will confront a Lions team coming off a 86-77 league win over Marvell (Marvell, AR). The Lions record now stands at 7-7.

The Jaguars (2-8) will now prepare for their battle against Carlisle (Carlisle, AR). The Bison come into the 2A Region 6 battle with a 6-7 record. In their last battle, Carlisle was nudged by Lee (Marianna, AR), 67-54, in a league battle.