The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Jasper Pirates (Jasper, AR) and the host Deer Antlers (Deer, AR), observed Jasper's basketball team overwhelm Deer by a score of 86-55.

The Pirates (14-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Founders Classical Academy (Rogers, AR). The come into the 1A Region 1 challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Founders Classical Academy was routed by Lead Hill (Lead Hill, AR), 63-49, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Antlers battle the Kingston Yellowjackets (Kingston, AR) in a 1A Region 1 challenge, on Tuesday, December 17. Deer will attempt to improve on its 5-8 season record. The Yellowjackets come into the challenge with a 3-9 record after their 76-30 league win over Omaha (Omaha, AR).