The England Lions (England, AR) basketball nipped the host Poyen Indians (Poyen, AR), 59-54 in Tuesday's league test.

The Lions (12-1) will now prepare for their test against Magnet Cove (Malvern, AR). The Panthers go into the 2A Region 5 test with a 1-6 record. In their last test, Magnet Cove was tipped by Cutter-Morning Star (Hot Springs National Park, AR), 62-19, in a league test.

The Indians now own a 5-5 record. They play next when they travel to Centerpoint for a non-league test on Thursday, December 14. Poyen will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 57-40 non-league win over De Queen (De Queen, AR). The Knights record now stands at 4-4.