In Friday's league outing, the Strong Bulldogs (Strong, AR) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Hermitage Hermits (Hermitage, AR), by a margin of 85-48.

The Bulldogs (5-6) will now prepare for their outing against Dermott (Dermott, AR). The Rams go into the 1A Region 8 outing with a 10-10 record. In their last outing, Dermott smashed Emerson (Emerson, AR), 71-52, in a league outing.

The Hermits now own a 2-11 record. They play next when they travel to Emerson for a 1A Region 8 outing on Tuesday, January 9. Hermitage will encounter a Pirates squad coming off a 71-52 league loss to Dermott (Dermott, AR). The Pirates record now stands at 9-7.