The Hoxie Mustangs (Hoxie, AR) basketball crushed the visiting KIPP Blytheville Thunder (Blytheville, AR), 58-27 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Mustangs now possess a 1-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Manila for a 3A Region 3 test on Tuesday, December 16. Hoxie will clash with a Lions squad coming off a 58-55 league loss to Harrisburg (Harrisburg, AR). The Lions record now stands at 3-8.

The Thunder (0-5) will now prepare for their test against Marked Tree (Marked Tree, AR). The Indians come into the 1A Region 3 test with a 4-3 record. In their last test, Marked Tree was routed by Crowley's Ridge Academy (Paragould, AR), 68-57, in a league bout.