In Friday's league match, the host Bigelow Panthers basketball team scored a tight 61-54 triumph over the Mountain Pine Red Devils.

In their next game, the Panthers meet the Cutter-Morning Star Eagles (Hot Springs National Park, AR) in a 2A Region 5 match, on Thursday, January 18. Bigelow will attempt to better on its 12-9 season record.

With the defeat, Mountain Pine moves to 15-9 on the year. The Red devils travel to Conway Christian (Conway, AR) to meet the Eagles in a 2A Region 5 match on Tuesday, January 16. The Eagles enter the match with a record of 10-7. Conway Christian won 49-24 in their recent league match against Poyen (Poyen, AR)