In Friday's league outing, the Genoa Central Dragons (Texarkana, AR) basketball squad edged the visiting Bismarck Lions (Bismarck, AR), by a margin of 51-50.

The Dragons (8-12) will now prepare for their outing against Jessieville (Jessieville, AR). The Lions go into the 3A Region 7 outing with a 17-4 record. In their last outing, Jessieville held off Prescott (Prescott, AR), 59-37, in a league outing.

The Lions now own a 4-16 record. They play next when they host Harmony Grove for a 3A Region 7 outing on Tuesday, January 30. Bismarck will clash with a Cardinals squad coming off a 66-44 league win over Genoa Central (Texarkana, AR). The Cardinals record now stands at 21-2.