In Wednesday's league outing, the Lakeside Rams (Hot Springs, AR) basketball squad nipped the host Smackover Buckaroos (Smackover, AR), by a margin of 45-41.

The Rams (9-12) will now prepare for their outing against Benton (Benton, AR). The Panthers go into the 5A South outing with a 6-2 record. In their last outing, Benton was tipped by Hot Springs (Hot Springs, AR), 71-60, in a league outing.

The Buckaroos now own a 7-7 record. They play next when they host Drew Central for a 3A Region 8 outing on Saturday, January 21. Smackover will encounter a Pirates squad coming off a 52-46 league win over DeWitt (DeWitt, AR). The Pirates record now stands at 11-2.