The Scranton Rockets routed the host Magazine Rattlers basketball team by a final score of 55-27 in Friday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Rockets face the Guy-Perkins Thunderbirds (Guy, AR) in a 1A Region 4 game, on Tuesday, December 19. Scranton will attempt to move on its 16-5 season record. The Thunderbirds enter the game with a 1-9 record after their 65-50 league loss to Sacred Heart (Morrilton, AR).

With the defeat, Magazine moves to 4-9 on the year. The Rattlers host Mountainburg (Mountainburg, AR) to face the Dragons in a 2A Region 4 game on Tuesday, December 19. The Dragons enter the game with a record of 5-4. Mountainburg won 57-51 in their recent league game against Hector (Hector, AR)