The Mountain Pine Red Devils routed the visiting Magnet Cove Panthers basketball team by a final score of 68-43 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Red Devils face the Poyen Indians (Poyen, AR) in a 2A Region 5 game, on Tuesday, January 9. Mountain Pine will attempt to move on its 14-8 season record. The Indians enter the game with a 10-8 record after their 60-44 league loss to Bigelow (Bigelow, AR).

With the defeat, Magnet Cove moves to 0-15 on the year. The Panthers host St. Joseph (Conway, AR) to face the Bulldogs in a 2A Region 5 game on Monday, January 8. The Bulldogs enter the game with a record of 7-7. St. Joseph won 45-39 in their recent league game against Poyen (Poyen, AR)