The Mineral Springs Hornets basketball team (Mineral Springs, AR), dropped 66-52 in Thursday's league battle with the host Kirby Trojans (Kirby, AR)

The Trojans now possess a 13-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Dierks for a non-league battle on Saturday, December 16. Kirby will battle a Outlaws team coming off a 62-56 non-league loss to Nashville (Nashville, AR). The Outlaws record now stands at 6-3.

The Hornets (1-5) will now prepare for their battle against Taylor (Taylor, AR). The Tigers come into the 1A Region 7 battle with a 6-8 record. In their last battle, Taylor dropped by Bradley (Bradley, AR), 84-31, in a league battle.