The Stuttgart Ricebirds (Stuttgart, AR) basketball edged the host England Lions (England, AR), 59-52 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Ricebirds now possess a 7-0 record. They play next when they travel to Farmington for a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. Stuttgart will play a Cardinals team coming off a 57-55 non-league win over Greenbrier (Greenbrier, AR). The Cardinals record now stands at 7-0.

With the loss, England falls to 6-1 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Lonoke (Lonoke, AR) to play the Jackrabbits in a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. The Jackrabbits go into the bout with a record of 3-5. Lonoke won 55-41 in their recent non-league bout against Harding Academy (Searcy, AR)