The ESTEM Mets basketball squad (Little Rock, AR), was crushed 79-53 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Mills University Studies Comets (Little Rock, AR)

With the victory, Mills University Studies advances its record to 20-1 on the year. The Comets travel to Bauxite (Bauxite, AR) to meet the Miners in a 4A Region 5 South battle on Friday, January 24. The Miners enter the battle with a record of 14-4.

The Mets now own a 19-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Malvern for a 4A Region 5 South battle on Friday, January 24. ESTEM will meet a Leopards squad coming off a 80-26 league loss to Hall (Little Rock, AR). The Leopards record now stands at 3-10.