In Thursday's league outing, the Hillcrest Screamin Eagles (Strawberry, AR) basketball squad beat the host Maynard Tigers (Maynard, AR), by a margin of 63-54.

The Screamin Eagles (12-8) will now prepare for their outing against Crowley's Ridge Academy (Paragould, AR). The Falcons go into the 1A Region 3 outing with a 1-10 record. In their last outing, Crowley's Ridge Academy was beaten by Corning (Corning, AR), 46-30, in a non-league outing.

The Tigers now own a 12-6 record. They play next when they travel to Marked Tree for a 1A Region 3 outing on Friday, January 5. Maynard will clash with a Indians squad coming off a 47-45 non-league win over Concord (Concord, AR). The Indians record now stands at 13-2.