The Fordyce Redbugs (Fordyce, AR) basketball edged the host Hampton Bulldogs (Hampton, AR), 63-56 in Thursday's league bout.

The Redbugs now possess a 9-3 record. They play next when they travel to Magnet Cove for a 2A Region 8 bout on Friday, January 24. Fordyce will play a Panthers team coming off a 56-50 league loss to Junction City (Junction City, AR). The Panthers record now stands at 6-8.

With the defeat, Hampton drops to 7-8 on the year. The Bulldogs host Ouachita (Donaldson, AR) to clash with the Warriors in a 2A Region 8 outing on Friday, January 24. The Warriors enter the outing with a record of 10-11.