In Friday's league outing, the Dumas Bobcats (Dumas, AR) basketball squad beat the visiting Drew Central Pirates (Monticello, AR), by a count of 49-35.

The Bobcats (15-4) will now prepare for their outing against Harmony Grove (Camden, AR). The Hornets go into the 3A Region 8 outing with a 2-8 record. In their last outing, Harmony Grove was topped by DeWitt (DeWitt, AR), 48-29, in a league outing.

The Pirates now hold a 12-4 record. They play next when they host McGehee for a 3A Region 8 outing on Tuesday, January 9. Drew Central will clash with a Owls squad coming off a 52-26 league win over Smackover (Smackover, AR). The Owls record now stands at 12-6.