Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Hillcrest Screamin Eagles (Strawberry, AR) and the host Crowley's Ridge Academy Falcons (Paragould, AR), saw Hillcrest's basketball squad overcome Crowley's Ridge Academy by a tally of 52-43.

With the victory, Hillcrest improves its record to 4-8 on the campaign. The Screamin Eagles host Marked Tree (Marked Tree, AR) to confront the Indians in a 1A Region 3 challenge on Wednesday, January 4. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 9-0. Marked Tree won 59-17 in their recent league challenge against KIPP Blytheville (Blytheville, AR)

Next up, the Falcons confront the Hoxie Mustangs (Hoxie, AR) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 20. Crowley's Ridge Academy will attempt to improve on its 2-11 season record. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a 1-5 record after their 55-50 league loss to Walnut Ridge (Walnut Ridge, AR).