The Concord Pirates (Concord, AR) basketball crushed the visiting Shirley Blue Devils (Shirley, AR), 47-26 in Friday's league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 8-17 record. They play next when they travel to West Side for a 1A Region 2 bout on Tuesday, January 28. Concord will play a Eagles team coming off a 69-45 league win over Viola (Viola, AR). The Eagles record now stands at 26-3.

With the loss, Shirley falls to 1-23 on the campaign. The Blue devils host Guy-Perkins (Guy, AR) to play the Thunderbirds in a non-league bout on Monday, January 27. The Thunderbirds go into the bout with a record of 4-11. Guy-Perkins lost 68-32 in their recent league test against Bradford (Bradford, AR)