In Friday's league outing, the Heber Springs Panthers (Heber Springs, AR) basketball squad edged the visiting Pulaski Academy Bruins (Little Rock, AR), by a count of 47-42.

The Panthers (3-16) will now prepare for their outing against Lonoke (Lonoke, AR). The Jackrabbits go into the 4A Region 5 outing with a 8-12 record. In their last outing, Lonoke was tipped by Hall (Little Rock, AR), 56-53, in a league outing.

The Bruins now hold a 7-7 record. They play next when they host Lisa Academy for a 4A Region 5 outing on Tuesday, January 30. Pulaski Academy will clash with a Jaguars squad coming off a 69-42 league loss to Robinson (Little Rock, AR). The Jaguars record now stands at 2-14.