The St. Joseph Bulldogs basketball team (Conway, AR), was overwhelmed 70-45 in Thursday's league battle with the host Mountain Pine Red Devils (Mountain Pine, AR)

The Red Devils now possess a 9-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Cutter-Morning Star for a 2A Region 5 battle on Friday, December 15. Mountain Pine will confront a Eagles team coming off a 64-35 league win over Magnet Cove (Malvern, AR). The Eagles record now stands at 6-5.

The Bulldogs (6-6) will now prepare for their battle against Conway Christian (Conway, AR). The Eagles come into the 2A Region 5 battle with a 6-4 record. In their last battle, Conway Christian trounced Bigelow (Bigelow, AR), 49-46, in a league battle.