The Life Way Christian Warriors nipped the visiting Alpena Leopards basketball squad by a final score of 58-51 in Tuesday's league outing.

Next, the Warriors face the Decatur Bulldogs (Decatur, AR) in a 2A Region 1 outing, on Friday, January 10. Life Way Christian will attempt to upgrade on its 4-11 season record. The Bulldogs enter the outing with a 4-6 record after their 63-35 non-league loss to Mountainburg (Mountainburg, AR).

The Leopards (4-17) will now prepare for their outing against Eureka Springs (Eureka Springs, AR). The Highlanders enter the 2A Region 1 outing with a 2-12 record. In their last outing, Eureka Springs was nipped by Ozark Catholic Academy (Springdale, AR), 38-14, in a league outing.