In Friday's league contest, the host Bradley Bears basketball team scored a close 49-48 triumph over the Strong Bulldogs.

The Bears (3-8) will now prepare for their contest against Mineral Springs (Mineral Springs, AR). The Hornets go into the non-league contest with a 2-4 record. In their last contest, Mineral Springs nipped Umpire (Umpire, AR), 74-39, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Bulldogs battle the Bearden Bears (Bearden, AR) in a 1A Region 8 contest, on Tuesday, December 17. Strong will attempt to better on its 0-1 season record. The Bears go into the contest with a 6-5 record after their 66-54 league win over Columbia Christian (Magnolia, AR).