The Shirley Blue Devils basketball squad (Shirley, AR), was crushed 68-20 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Viola Longhorns (Viola, AR)

With the victory, Viola advances its record to 4-2 on the year. The Longhorns travel to Norfork (Norfork, AR) to meet the Panthers in a 1A Region 2 battle on Tuesday, November 19. The Panthers enter the battle with a record of 3-3. Norfork lost 65-44 in their recent non-league battle against Jasper (Jasper, AR)

The Blue Devils now own a 0-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Bradford for a non-league battle on Friday, November 15. Shirley will meet a Eagles squad coming off a 43-36 non-league loss to Rose Bud (Rose Bud, AR). The Eagles record now stands at 3-4.