The Hillcrest Screamin Eagles routed the visiting Armorel Tigers basketball team by a final score of 72-29 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Screamin Eagles face the Marked Tree Indians (Marked Tree, AR) in a 1A Region 3 game, on Tuesday, January 16. Hillcrest will attempt to move on its 14-8 season record. The Indians enter the game with a 18-3 record after their 64-21 non-league win over Caruthersville (Caruthersville, MO).

With the defeat, Armorel moves to 3-14 on the year. The Tigers host Crowley's Ridge Academy (Paragould, AR) to face the Falcons in a non-league game on Saturday, January 13. The Falcons enter the game with a record of 1-11.