The Emerson Pirates routed the visiting Hermitage Hermits basketball team by a final score of 89-67 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Pirates face the Strong Bulldogs (Strong, AR) in a 1A Region 8 game, on Tuesday, January 16. Emerson will attempt to move on its 10-7 season record.

With the defeat, Hermitage moves to 2-12 on the year. The Hermits host Bearden (Bearden, AR) to face the Bears in a 1A Region 8 game on Friday, January 12. The Bears enter the game with a record of 2-7. Bearden lost 62-53 in their recent league game against Hampton (Hampton, AR)