Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Drew Central Pirates (Monticello, AR) and the visiting Smackover Buckaroos (Smackover, AR), saw Drew Central's basketball squad wallop Smackover by a tally of 53-21.

With the victory, Drew Central improves its record to 16-6 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Harmony Grove (Camden, AR) to play the Hornets in a 3A Region 8 challenge on Wednesday, January 26. The Hornets come into the challenge with a record of 3-10. Harmony Grove lost 43-30 in their recent league challenge against Rison (Rison, AR)

Next up, the Buckaroos play the Strong Bulldogs (Strong, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 24. Smackover will attempt to improve on its 3-14 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 51-42 league loss to Emerson (Emerson, AR).